Japan Feudal History

Why did the samurai practice Zen Buddhism?

• It preaches the values of wealth and business.
• Its practice helped teach warriors how to control their bodies and their movements.
• It preaches the values of war and aggression.
• A)  Its practice brought wealth to many families that wanted to train as samurai.

Which food staple have the Japanese relied on due to its geographic isolation and lack of arable land?

• flour
• rice
• sugar
• wheat

In addition to Shintoism, which other belief system influenced Japanese art, architecture, and literature?

• Buddhism
• Christianity
• HInduism
• Islam

In feudal Japan, who was at the top of the social structure, but in reality had little power?

• Daimyo
• Emperor
• Farmers
• Shoguns

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

• Shintoism and Confucianism
• Buddhism and Hinduism
• Buddhism and Shintoism
• Confucianism and Christianity

Which country heavily influenced Japanese culture?

• China
• India
• Korea
• Russia

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

• Daimyo
• Emperor
• Farmers
• Samurai

Why does so much of the Japanese diet come from the ocean?

• Because farmers export their crops to other countries.

• Because there is limited land for growing crops.

• Because the government only allows a certain number of farms.

• Because the Japanese people prefer fish over all other food,

Who wrote the Tale of Genji?

• a woman

• the emperor

• a man

• a Buddhist monk

Which of the following is the traditional religion of Japan?

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Christianity