Japanese Culture in the Heian Period

When was the Heian period?

• 794 to 1185

• 694 to 1085

• 784 to 1185

• 684 to 1195

Where was the capital in this time?

• Kyoto, present-day Heian

• Heian, present-day Kyoto

• Kyoto, present-day Japan

• Heian, present-day Japan

Who wrote The Pillow Book?

• Murasaki Shikibu

• Kyoto Fujiwara

• Sei Shonagon

• A daughter of the Fujiwara family

Who was Murasaki Shikibu?

• The best known Heian writer

• Author of The Tale of Genji

• A lady-in-waiting at court

• All of the above

Noblewomen were forbidden to...

• study Chinese

• learn to write

• learn to read

• study art

What is The Tale of Genji about?

• Genji and Hanzo

• Prince Genji and his son

• Prince Genji and his brother

• Emperor Genji and his son

What did Chinese poetry provide?

• A detailed portrait of the life of Japanese court.

• A detailed portrait of the life of Japanese artists.

• A detailed portrait of the life of Japanese peasants.

• A detailed portrait of Japanese religion.

How did the Fujiwara family insure there authority?

• They married there sons to princesses.

• They married their daughters to the heirs to the throne.

• They married their daughters to the emperor.

• They were part of the royal family.

Japanese culture is blended with...

• Indian culture

• African culture

• Chinese culture

• Korean culture

What did emperors do?

• performed traditional religious practices

• performed traditional religious rituals

• performed traditional religious celebrations

• performed traditional religious ceremonies