9° Ch 18 Lesson 2: Early Japan

__________ is the belief that plants, rocks, humans, animals, and rivers have their own spirits.

• Shinto

• Animism

• Yayoi

• Yamato

Because of its ____, only a small amount of Japan can be farmed.

• poor soil

• mountains

• lack of irrigation

• rivers

During the A.D. 500s, which clan became strong enough to rule most of Japan?

• Yamato

• Silla

• Ninigi

• Jimmu

During the Taika, or Great Change, Japan was ____.

• conquered by the Chinese

• divided into provinces, or regional districts

• used as a model for the Chinese government

• united with the Korean Peninsula

During the Nara period, Japanese emperors did away with the practice of using examinations to hire officials.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Buddhist teachings became powerful in Japan during ____.

• the reign of Prince Shotoku

• the years of the Yayoi settlers

• the Nara Period

• the rule of the Yamato clan

Nature of spirits:

• kami

• Yayoi

• Jimmu

• Nara

Yamato leader who took the title “emperor of heaven”

• kami

• Yayoi

• Jimmu

• Nara

Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of successful government.

• China

• Egypt

• Italy

• Korea

Yamato prince Shotoku created a _________ to organize the government.

• archipelago

• heaven

• constitution

• Animism