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