Medieval Japan (7-3)

Before A.D. 800, the Japanese capital had moved from Nara to Heian-kyo.

• True

• False

Under the regents, the Japanese government eliminated taxes for farmers and raised them on nobles in the outlying provinces.

• True

• False

The word samurai means "to serve," and bushido means "the way of the warrior."

• True

• False

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 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

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince.

• The Tale of Genji

• The Tale of Heike

• A Shogun Tale

• Samurai Warrior

Japan's wealth came from its farmers and artisans, and increased

• land

• shipbuilding

• taxes

• trade