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= Bio Poem- Prince Shotoku =

Prince Shotoku Lover of Buddhism, rich, a prince He is from Japan He cares about spreading Buddhism He feels that Buddhism should be the main religion Caring, loving of his people, a smart person He gives hope to people with Buddhism He fears suffering He would like to see an end to world suffering Prince Shotoku (?-611) **Questions :** Size and Comparison 1. What [|body of water] found between Japan and the mainland of Asia? East China Sea The East China Sea 2. Name the two countries located nearest to Japan. North Korea and South Korea 3. Name [|two countries] near Japan that are much larger in area than Japan. China and Russia 4. What large ocean is off the southeast coast of Japan? The Pacific Ocean 5. What are the [|names] of the islands of Japan? Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu

Climate 6. What is the [|climate] like in Japan? The climate was temperate and subtropical.

Natural Features 7. What is the [|largest] island in Japan? Honshu 8. Why does [|Japan] have little land that is good for farming? Because Japan is just the tops of undersea mountains. Because of this, only about 20% of land on Japan is flat.

Agriculture 9. What is the main agricultural [|crop] of Japan? Rice 10. Given Japan's geography, why would fish be a popular source of food? Because Japan is an island, and it is surrounded by oceans and seas and fish are abundant in water. //Key Term:// **Shikibu** || A great writer in Japanese History. The author of the Tale of Gengi || Writer ||
 * **Term** || **Details / definition** || **Helper word** ||
 * **Shinto** || The traditional religion of Japan || traditional ||
 * **Zen** || A form of Buddhism. || Buddhism ||
 * **Pure Land** || A form of Buddhism that was popular with Japan’s common people. || Buddhism ||
 * **Haiku** || A type of Japanese poem with three lines and 17 syllables that describes nature scenes. || Poem ||
 * **Lady Mirasaki**
 * **Prince Shotoku** || A regent who served for his aunt from 593 to 621. || Prince ||
 * **Jimmu** || Founder of the imperial family and first ruler of Japan || Ruler ||
 * **Regent** || A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone. || helping ||
 * **Ainu** || A culture that moved to Japan and do not look like other Japanese people. They were there before Jimmu and Jimmu defeated them. || Different ||
 * **The Pillow Book** || The journal of Sei Shonagon. Poems and thoughts about nature were written in it. || Writings ||
 * **Tanka** || A genre of poetry || Poetry ||
 * **Noh** || A classical form of music in Japan || Music ||
 * **Tale of Genji** || A story of a prince named Genji and his quest for love. || Gengi ||
 * **Daimyo** || Japan’s large land owners || Land owners ||
 * **Shogun** || A general who ruled Japan in the emperor’s name. || General ||
 * **Samurai** || Trained professional warriors || Warriors ||
 * **figurehead** || A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else. || Fake ||
 * **Bushido** || The samurai code of rules. || Codebook ||

Name: Ty Kripton Date: 2-1-11 Period: 6

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