7.4 Japanese Society Pre-Test

What impact did Prince Shotoku have on Japan?

• He opened Japan to Chinese influence.

• He established Tokyo as Japan's capital.

• He established Shinto as the dominant religion in Japan.

• He made the military central to Japanese culture.

The east coast of Japan is located on which body of water?

• Yellow Sea

• Sea of Japan

• Pacific Ocean

• East China Sea

Japan's largest cities are located on the island of

• Hokkaido

• Honshu

• Kyushu

• Shikoko

By the end of the Heian period, the greatest amount of political power in Japan was exercised by

• the daimyo

• the emperor

• Buddhist priests

• Confucian bureaucrats

The first shogunate was established as a result of

• an invasion from the Asian mainland

• a rebellion among Japanese peasants

• the use of firearms by samurai warriors

• the struggle between two powerful families

Which factor contributed most to Japan's cultural development?

• the diversity of its ethnic groups

• its importance to the global economy

• its isolation from the rest of the world

• the abundance of its natural resources

Throughout Japanese history, the country's physical geography has

• made invasions common

• contributed to ethnic diversity

• made travel by land difficult

• contributed to industrial development

Haiku most likely developed as part of Japan's

• warrior culture

• religious culture

• embrace of Chinese culture

• rejection of European culture

In feudal Japan, the main role of the peasants was to

• preserve tradition

• defend the nation

• produce the food supply

• manufacture trade goods

Political control in feudal Japan was exercised mainly through

• force

• religion

• heavy taxation

• centralized administration