Japan Review

What is a samurai?

• The emperor's guard.

• A warrior class who served a lord.

• The nickname for merchants.

• A military dictator ruling all of Japan.

In medieval times, Japan absorbed different cultures because Prince Shotoku...

• conquered many cities in Korea and China.

• had relatives that lived in Korea and China.

• encouraged contact with Korea and China.

• ruled Japan after ruling Korea and China.

Japan's original religion that expresses respect for nature is called...

• Nirvana.

• Kami.

• Shinto.

• Buddhism.

Why was Zen Buddhism a good match for the samurai way of life?

• Zen brought samurai closer to nature and their role in it.

• Zen forced samurai to examine and increase their fear of death.

• Zen gave samurai the hope of reaching the paradise of Pure Land.

• Zen helped samurai learn discipline and focus their minds.

A daimyo in medieval Japan was most like which person in medieval Europe?

• king

• lord

• knight

• peasant

The main job of the shogun was to...

• give advice to the emperor.

• rule through military power.

• encourage arts and literature.

• loyally serve and obey his lord.

Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?

• Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.

• Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.

• Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.

• Korea and Japan grew different crops because of different climates.

What is the structure of a Haiku poem?

• 5 syllables--7 syllables--5 syllables

• 7 syllables--5 syllables--7 syllables

• 1 syllable--2 syllables--3 syllables

• 7 syllables--9 syllables--7 syllables

What should be the caption for this illustration?

• A Shinto shrine
• a Buddhist Temple
• A Samurai
• Origami

Prince Shotoku ruled as a regent which means

• He took complete control over Japan.

• He had little powerful himself.

• He assisted in ruling but did not rule himself.

• He ruled as a shogun for 50 years.