Ancient Japan

Most of Japan is covered in

• water

• desert

• mountains

What percentage of Japan can be farmed?

• 20%

• 100%

• 99%

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

• East China Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Sea of Japan

Shinto had which lasting effect on the Japanese culture

• emphasis on nature 

• division of people

• military 

What did Zen Buddhism teach?

• to fight for what is yours

• that people would be happy at death

• how to achieve inner peace

Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times

• Japan is separated by the Great Wall

• Japan's island location separated it from other people in Asia

People who follow Shinto believe

• in Buddhism

• in following a vegetarian lifestyle

• everything in nature has a spirit

What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?

• a port city
• a monastery
• a clan
• all of Japan

¨These extended families, were the earliest rulers of the first small Japanese farming villages.

• Groups

• Clans

• Tribes

¨The Japanese believed in nature spirits called?

• Anime

• Ghosts

• Kami