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