Medieval Japan Part 2

Much of Japan's wealth came from ____.

• leading military officials

• the hard labor of its farmers

• a growing class of merchants and traders

• the number of noble families

Why did Japanese artisans and merchants set up groups called guilds?

• to boost the Japanese economy

• to increase trade with Korea, China, and southeast Asia

• to rival the daimyo

• to protect their jobs and increase their earnings

Under the shoguns, most Japanese came to believe in ____.

• Bushido

• only Buddhism

• both Shinto and Buddhism

• only Shinto

What was the capital city of Japan during the Middle Ages?

• Nara

• Kyoto

• Shikoku

• Tokyo

Groups set up by artisans and merchants in order to protect their jobs were called ____________

• bushidos

• minamotos

• unions

• guilds

What aspects of Japanese culture were influenced by China (select all that apply)

• science

• agriculture

• religion

• philosophy

What type of Buddhism was popular in Japan during the Middle Ages?

• Theravada

• Zen

• Mahayana

• Tibetan

What describes The Tale of Genji? (Select all that apply)

• It was written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

• It was about a Japanese prince.

• It was a gift to the emperor.

• It was fiction.

Followers of Zen Buddhism discipline their bodies through ___________.

• faith

• martial arts

• meditation

• poetry

The art and architecture of Japan shows the Japanese love of _______________.

• complexity

• columns and domes

• Korean styles

• simplicity