Creative Reflection-Japan

3. Is another japanese island.
5. a synonym for clans
6. Buddhist grew rich and powerful
7. is a chain of islands.
8. The dominated a corner of Honshu during 500 A.D. and ruled for about 1,000 years. The Yamato plain became the heartland of Japanese government and the Yamato Clan set up the first and only dynasty. They claimed to be direct descendants of Amaterasu and their symbol was a rising sun and Japanese emperors were later revered as living gods.
10. The was a blend of cultures that occurred from 794 A/D to 1185 A.D.
11. The japenese used this technique to improve upon the ideas of the chinese while at the same time staying indipendent.
14. The are clan god and goddesses.
15. This industry helped the japanese survive since most land was unable to be farmed.
17. Like the Koreans, the Japanese spent many years chinese inventions and ideas.
18. is the worship of forces of nature.This worship never became an international religion but it has still survived to the present day.

1. The is phonetic symbols representing syllables.
2. was a member of the Yamato ruling family in the early 600’s A.D Yamato wanted to learn about Chinese culture directly (not through Korean sources), so he sent nobles to China, which caused students, monks, traders and officials to go and visit the court of Changan over the next 200 years.
4. is the country where all of this took place.
6. was the author of the first novel in history. Written in about 1010 A.D, this person was Sei Shonagon’s biggest rival.
9. is the sun goddess
11. was a lady-in-waiting to the empress in the late 900’s. This lady wrote The Pillow Book. In a series of anecdotes and personal observation, the books give vivid details about court manors, décor, pet peeves about court-life, and proper dressing.
12. Japan managed to stay of china by selective borrowing.
13. Fire is a Pacific region, which covers the Philippines, Indonesia and part of Australia and South America.
16. Is a japanese island