Ch. 15- Japan

Ch. 15- Japan

8th Grade

37 Qs

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Ch. 15- Japan

Ch. 15- Japan

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History

8th Grade

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Alison Bolton

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37 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan

has mountainous slopes that are difficult to live on and farm.

is desert.

has volcanoes.

has rivers and lakes that often cause floods.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times?

Trade between these nations was forbidden.

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

a clan

a monsatery

all of Japan

a port city

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of Pure Land Buddhism?

an elaborate tea ceremony

raked gravel gardens

daily communal rituals

chanting Buddha’s name

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people?

The common people attended regular religious services.

The nobles focused more on good behavior than on faith.

Common people focused more on lengthy meditation sessions.

Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Zen Buddhists did not believe

in self-discipline

that faith leads to wisdom

that wisdom can be found in quiet thinking

in regular meditation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main duty of a samurai warrior was to

defend peasants from bandits or thieves.

conquer distant lands for the Japanese emperor.

defend his daimyo and his daimyo’s property.

manage large tracts of land for the nobles in Heian.

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