Ancient Japan

Most of Japan is covered in

• water

• desert

• mountains

What percentage of Japan can be farmed?

• 5%

• 20%

• 50%

• 75%

Where did most of the early Japanese people settle?

• in the mountains

• near the coast

• in forests

What body of water is to the east of the Japan?

• East China Sea

• Philippian Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Sea of Japan

Most Japanese people believed that Buddhism

• helped them in daily life
• was the one true religion
• should not be tolerated in Japan
• prepared them for the afterlife

What did Japan call their simplified writing system?

• Noh Drama

• Kana

• Yamato-e

• Cuniform

Shinto had which lasting effect on the Japanese culture

• emphasis on nature 
• division of people
• government 
• military 

What did Zen Buddhism teach?

• to fight for what is yours
• that people would be happy at death
• how to achieve inner peace
• that nature embodied Buddha

Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times

• Japan is separated by the Great Wall
• Japan is thousands of miles away from Korea and China
• Japan's island location separated it from other people in Asia
• trade between these nations was forbidden

People who follow Shinto believe

• in Buddhism
• in following a vegetarian lifestyle
• everything in nature has a spirit
• in one god