Medieval Japan Review Game

Starting with Prince Shotoku, Japanese rulers adopted ideas about government from...

• Korea

• China

• Europe

• Russia

Why did the samurai practice Zen Buddhism?

• It preaches the values of wealth and business.

• It preaches the values of war and aggression.

• Its practice helped teach warriors how to prepare their minds for death, control their bodies and their movements.

• ) Its practice brought wealth to many families that wanted to train as samurai.

What aspect of Shintoism/Shinto is evident in this Japanese painting?

• the beauty and power of nature

• the desire of humans to control nature

• the importance of sea travel

• the need for shrines to the gods

What two religions were practiced by the majority of people in medieval Japan?

• Shintoism and Confucianism

• Buddhism and Hinduism

• Confucianism and Christianity

• Buddhism and Shintoism

In feudal Japan, who was granted land in exchange for pledging to fight for their lords?

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Emperor

• Farmers

The code of the samurai, translated to mean "the way of the warrior," was called __________

• Hammurabi Code

• Seppuku Code

• Bushido Code

• Yamato Code

Other than rice, what do the Japanese have to depend on for food and trade?

• Fishing

• Hunting

• Crop Rotation

• Silk Road

What type of play would you expect to see this character?

• Greek Drama

• Noh

• Kabuki

• Shintoism

What are two main geographic features of Japan?

• Mountains and deserts

• Rivers and forests

• Mountains and volcanoes

• Rivers and plains

Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?

• China and Korea

• Korea and Russia

• China and Russia

• Egypt and Greece