Japan Map
2. Name 4 types of natural disasters that are a concern for Japan.
3. What two Asian countries had the most influence over early Japan's Culture and history?
4. What is the native religion of Japan?
5. What does the name of the religion mean?
6. What is sacred in Japan's religion and art?
7. What do torii posts, used at shrine entrances, symbolize?
8. What do torii crossbars symbolize?
9. Why do the Japanese consider the emperor divine?
10. What religion became popular after 600 A.D. as a result of contact with China?
11. How did the Japanese choose government officials?
12. What simpler form of writing was used by Japanese women, thereby making them prominent writers in the Heian period?
13. What were the two requirements for tanka poetry, which is still popular today?
14. What caused the taxing ability of the central government to become weak, thereby giving rise to powerful local warlords?
Label the Following:
The four main islands of Japan on the map.
The famous dormant volcano on the map.
The body of water that separates Japan from Korea and China.
The two cities that have been Japan's capital.
Chapter 17 Section 3
Chapter 24 Section 3
Chapter 30 Section 2 Subsection 2 (start at Japan opened its doors and adopted new ways and finish section 2)