- 1. Yamato leader who took the title “emperor of heaven”
A) constitution B) animism C) clan D) shrine E) Jimmu
A) constitution B) shrine C) Jimmu D) clan E) animism
- 3. the belief that all things have a spirit
A) clan B) animism C) shrine D) constitution E) Jimmu
- 4. a group of families related by blood or marriage
A) shrine B) clan C) Jimmu D) animism E) constitution
A) shrine B) constitution C) Jimmu D) animism E) clan
- 6. a warrior who pledged loyalty to a powerful military lord
A) tanka B) meditation C) sect D) guild E) vassal
- 7. a powerful military lord
A) martial arts B) daimyo C) tanka D) meditation E) sect
- 8. commander of all the emperor’s military forces
A) meditation B) martial arts C) sect D) guild E) shogun
A) guild B) tanka C) samurai D) martial arts E) sect
- 10. the bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal
A) guild B) meditation C) feudalism D) tanka E) martial arts
- 11. a five-lined unrhymed poem about nature
A) martial arts B) guild C) sect D) meditation E) tanka
- 12. a smaller religious group
A) martial arts B) guild C) sect D) tanka E) meditation
- 13. helps people to relax and find inner peace
A) tanka B) sect C) meditation D) guild E) martial arts
- 14. group formed to protect artisans and increase their profits
A) meditation B) guild C) martial arts D) tanka E) sect
- 15. sports that involve combat and self-defense
A) tanka B) sect C) guild D) martial arts E) meditation
- 16. Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and ____ are the four largest Japanese islands.
A) Kyoto B) Hokkaido C) Tokyo D) Kamakura
- 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 Koreans B) the Yayoi C) the Yamoto D) the Jomon
- 19. Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of successful government.
A) China B) Korea C) Italy D) Egypt
- 20. Early beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto, which means
A) “the right way.” B) “the honorable way.” C) “way of the spirits.” D) “good harvest.”
- 21. During the Nara period, the emperor’s power came from his control of the land and its
A) warriors B) crops. C) people D) nobles
- 22. Around A.D. 500, the ____ religion came to Japan from Korea.
A) Buddhist B) Islam C) Christian D) Shinto
- 23. In 1192, the newly appointed ____ created two governments in Japan.
A) shogun B) kamikaze C) daimyo D) vassal
- 24. When the Mongols attacked the Kamakura shogunate in the 1200s, a(n) ____ helped the Japanese to defeat them.
A) typhoon B) monsoon C) volcano D) earthquake
- 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) faith B) meditation C) martial arts. D) poetry
- 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) 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) warrior B) cultural C) religious D) agricultural
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