Ch. 6 Lesson 3: Medieval Japan

The Japanese capital moved from Nara to Heian-Kyo (Kyoto) in 794.

• True

• False

Samurai means "one who serves."

• True

• False

The military ruler of Japan (the real leader) is the..

• emperor

• shogun

• daimyo

• samurai

Bushido ("the way of the warrior") requires samurai to...

• do as they please

• help the peasants

• be brave and loyal to their master

• become the shogun

Although Yoritomo was made shogun in 1192, it was the emperor who actually ran Japan’s government for the next seven centuries.

• True

• False

Noh is a form of Japanese poetry made up of 3 lines and 17 syllables.

• True

• False

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

• He declared war against the Minamoto family

• He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the title of shogun

• He persuaded the Mongols to side with him

• He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.

Followers of Zen Buddhism discipline their mind through

• faith

• meditation

• martial arts

• poetry

The art and architecture of Japan shows the Japanese love of

• Indian styles

• Korean styles

• Chinese styles

• Mongol styles

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince

• The Tale of Genji

• A Shogun Tale

• The Tale of Heike

• Samurai Warrior