Medieval Japan

The four main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and

• Tokyo

• Nagasaki

• Kyushu

• Hiroshima

Which of the following is NOT true about Japan?

• Japan is an archipelago

• Japan has four main islands

• Japan has 80% farmland

• Japan has many mountains including Mount Fuji

The geography of Japan encouraged people to become

• Cattle farmers and priests

• teachers

• fishermen

• bankers

Because the islands of Japan are the tops of mountains, this caused

• People to live on Kyushu

• Japan to have little or usable farmland

• Japan to have a lot of farmland

• people to live on Hokkaido

Which two countries influenced Japan?

• Taiwan and Mongolia

• Russia and China

• China and Korea

• India and Pakistan

This religion believes that all things in nature are alive and have spirits.

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Christianity

The constitution that Prince Shotoku introduced was influenced by which person?

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Genghis Khan

• Confucius

The word "samurai" means

• fierce warrior

• sword fighter

• one who serves

• armored knight

"We are powerful landowners...We have to hire many armies to keep it safe."

• emperor

• shogun

• daimyo

• samurai

Samurai preferred what type of Buddhism?

• Pure Land

• Zen