Question

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feudal japan
the land of the rising sun
・ japanese name for japan is or nihon
・ written in kanji as:
・ means
geography
・ japan is an archipelago, or chain of islands
・ over 7,000
・ many formed by
・ japan is extremely
・ very little
・ farming developed to grow rice on the steep slopes
historical eras in japan
・ period: 250 - 710 ce
・ period: 710 - 794
・ period: 794 - 1185
・ period: 1192 - 1333
・ period: 1336 - 1573
heian society
・ strong central
・ the clan dominated politics
・ peak of the japanese court
・ flourishing culture - art, poetry, and literature
・ most famous is by lady murasaki shikibu
eligion: shinto
・ shinto means “the way of the gods”
・ an indigenous, religion
・ no, no sacred texts

Explanation:

1. The Japanese name for Japan "Nihon" means "the Land of the Rising Sun".
2. Many Japanese islands were formed by volcanic activity. Japan is mountainous with little flat - land. Terrace farming was developed for rice on steep slopes.
3. Historical eras: Yayoi (250 - 710 CE), Nara (710 - 794), Heian (794 - 1185), Kamakura (1192 - 1333), Muromachi (1336 - 1573).
4. In Heian society, there was a strong central government. The Fujiwara clan dominated politics. It was the peak of the Japanese imperial court. The most famous work was The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.
5. Shinto is an indigenous, polytheistic religion with no founder and no sacred texts.

Answer:

1. Nihon; "the Land of the Rising Sun"
2. volcanic activity; mountainous; flat; Terrace
3. Yayoi; Nara; Heian; Kamakura; Muromachi
4. government; Fujiwara; imperial; The Tale of Genji
5. polytheistic; founder