Empires in East Asia Module 3 - Lesson 4

Subtitle: The Growth of Japanese Civilization

1. Define Shinto, and how its beliefs reflected Japan's geography.

Subtitle: Japanese Culture

2. Describe the Chinese influences upon Japanese culture.

Subtitle: Life in the Heian Period

3. Explain the importance of etiquette in the Heian period of Medieval Japan.

4. Why was Japanese society different for women than most societies at the time?

Subtitle: Feudalism Erodes Imperial Authority

5. Explain the causes for the decline in a central authority, and what led to the rise of the Daimyo (lords) period.

6. Describe how Japan returned to a central authority under a Shogun.

7. Explain how the Kamakura Shoguns were able to repel and prevent a Mongol invasion.