Maxwell's Class: Japan

Why were merchants on the bottom of the Japanese social hierarchy?

• they were considered untouchable
• they worked only with the Samurai
• they were servants of the Empire
• they did not produce anything on their own

Which of the following religions was most closely linked to the martials arts as a form of disciplining one's mind and body?

• Hinduism

• Shintoism
• Confucianism
• Buddhism

In feudal Japan, the leaders of clan families who were wealthy landowners were known as

• ronin

  
  

• emperor
• daimyo

• shogun

Which word is most associated with Shintoism?

• atheism
• polytheism
• monotheism
• animism

Which of the following do Shinto and Japanese Buddhism have in common?

• studies a sacred book
• worship of ancestors
• positive outlook on human nature
• hope in life after death

Which of the following was considered a characteristic of beauty in Heian Japan?

• blackened teeth
• short hair
• sleeping during the day
• thick eyebrows

Why was the Japanese capital from Nara to Heian-kyo?

• problems between priests and emperors
• a new imperial leader
• problems between regents and emperors
• a new religious leader

Samurai followed the code of honor known as....

• bushido
• seppuku
• mandate of heaven
• chivarly

Which general statement is most true about Japan?

• It influenced Korea so the two places were almost identical.
  
• It refused to borrow from other cultures as way to protect its own culture.
• It kept its own culture but also borrowed ideas from other cultures.
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  It got many ideas from China so the two countries were almost identical.

Daimyos ensured that there would be no violence in their territory by...

• using diplomacy
• asking the emperors to send armies
• scaring the peasants by using fierce Japanese warriors
• hiring samurai to protect it