- 1. Yamato leader who took the title “emperor of heaven”
A) animism B) constitution C) shrine D) clan E) Jimmu
A) animism B) constitution C) clan D) shrine E) Jimmu
- 3. the belief that all things have a spirit
A) shrine B) animism C) Jimmu D) clan E) constitution
- 4. a group of families related by blood or marriage
A) Jimmu B) clan C) shrine D) constitution E) animism
A) constitution B) Jimmu C) clan D) animism E) shrine
- 6. a warrior who pledged loyalty to a powerful military lord
A) tanka B) guild C) sect D) meditation E) vassal
- 7. a powerful military lord
A) daimyo B) martial arts C) tanka D) sect E) meditation
- 8. commander of all the emperor’s military forces
A) sect B) meditation C) shogun D) guild E) martial arts
A) tanka B) martial arts C) guild D) sect E) samurai
- 10. the bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal
A) tanka B) feudalism C) meditation D) guild E) martial arts
- 11. a five-lined unrhymed poem about nature
A) guild B) tanka C) martial arts D) sect E) meditation
- 12. a smaller religious group
A) guild B) sect C) meditation D) martial arts E) tanka
- 13. helps people to relax and find inner peace
A) martial arts B) guild C) meditation D) sect E) tanka
- 14. group formed to protect artisans and increase their profits
A) sect B) meditation C) tanka D) guild E) martial arts
- 15. sports that involve combat and self-defense
A) tanka B) martial arts C) sect D) guild E) meditation
- 16. Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and ____ are the four largest Japanese islands.
A) Hokkaido B) Kyoto C) Tokyo D) Kamakura
- 17. The Yayoi, ancestors of the Japanese, buried their chiefs in kofun, or
A) large mounds of dirt. B) sacred coffins. C) ceremonial boats. D) ziggurats.
- 18. Which group of early settlers made pottery and lived from fishing?
A) the Jomon B) the Yayoi C) the Koreans D) the Yamoto
- 19. Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of successful government.
A) Egypt B) Korea C) China D) Italy
- 20. Early beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto, which means
A) “the honorable way.” B) “the right way.” C) “good harvest.” D) “way of the spirits.”
- 21. During the Nara period, the emperor’s power came from his control of the land and its
A) warriors B) crops. C) nobles D) people
- 22. Around A.D. 500, the ____ religion came to Japan from Korea.
A) Buddhist B) Islam C) Shinto D) Christian
- 23. In 1192, the newly appointed ____ created two governments in Japan.
A) kamikaze B) shogun C) vassal D) daimyo
- 24. When the Mongols attacked the Kamakura shogunate in the 1200s, a(n) ____ helped the Japanese to defeat them.
A) typhoon B) volcano C) monsoon D) earthquake
- 25. Young samurai studied martial arts, astronomy, and
A) loyalty B) math C) music D) bravery
- 26. Followers of Zen Buddhism control their bodies through
A) faith B) martial arts. C) poetry D) meditation
- 27. The art of Japan reveals the Japanese love of beauty and
A) simplicity B) poetry C) nature D) art
- 28. Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote ____, a book about a Japanese prince.
A) A Shogun Tale B) The Tale of Genji C) Samurai Warrior D) The Tale of Heike
- 29. Japan’s wealth came from its farmers, artisans, and increased
A) trade B) literature C) taxes D) shipping
- 30. Under Prince Shotoku, upper-class women enjoyed many freedoms, but when Japan became a(n) ____ society, those freedoms werLady Murasaki Shikibu wrote ____, a book about a Japanese prince lost.
A) religious B) cultural C) agricultural D) warrior
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