What is the best Java API to make a simple 2D building game?

Question

I am trying to just experiment with Java, and I was wondering what the most simple API for Java would be to make a 2D building game (i.e. placing blocks, moving around, etc) for a beginner who only knows Java and not many other dependencies.

Answer 1

http://lwjgl.org/ This is an easy java api to use:)