Medieval Japan Quiz

Japan is located on a chain of islands. What word means "a chain of islands"

• Archaeological

• Archislands

• Archipelago

True or False: Japan is great for farming.

• True

• False

Japan is mostly made up of what two land features? (select 2)

• Farmland

• Volcanoes

• Mountains

Because Japan is located on 4 tectonic plates, what TWO natural disasters often occur?

• Hurricanes

• Tsunamis

• Earthquakes

A lot of people live in Japan, even though it is a small country. That means Japan has a...

• Low population density
• High population density

Today, who does the Japanese royal family claim to be descended from?

• Honshu clan

• Yamato clan

• Minamoto clan

The most important deity in Japanese religion is ________________, the Goddess of the Sun.

• Amaterasu

• Prince Shotoku

• Jimmu

In what way does the Shinto religion give Japanese emperors the "mandate of heaven"?

• Japanese emperors claim to be the offspring of the Goddess Amaterasu, giving them a divine right to rule.

• Japanese emperors are expected to be the most religious people in the land. This piety gives them the right to rule.

The real rulers of Japan were the _______________ or leaders of large landowning families.

• vassals

• samurais

• daimyos

____________ were armies of soldiers hired by the daimyo, who swore allegiance and were duty bound to fight for their lord.

• vassals

• samurais

• shoguns