Medieval Japan

The Japanese government adopted the idea of selecting the most qualified person for government jobs from visitors from __________, a nearby country.

• China

• India

• Mongolia

• Vietnam

Which practice is best associated with the followers of Zen Buddhism?

• meditation

• military training

• human sacrifices

• pilgrimage

–Established the first Japanese embassy in China

–Adopted Confucian aspects into Japanese law

–Encouraged Chinese art and building practices in Japan

During the 7th century, Japanese culture made the above changes under what leader?

• Prince Yamashiro

• Prince Shotoku

• Emperor Yangdi

• Master Yoritomo

The Japanese Golden Age of art and literature was during which of the following periods?

• Edo Period

• Heian Period

• Nara Period

• Meiji Period

-Pagoda architecture

-Confucius philosophies

-Tang Dynasty music and dancing

-Tea drinking ceremonies

All of the above were introduced to Japan, in the 6th Century, as a result of its close proximity to what foreign land?

• Temasek Island

• China

• India

• Sri Vijaya Kingdom

Princess Suiko created Japan’s first constitution and borrowed ideas from China.

• True
• False

a short, three lined poem of 17 syllables that describes nature scenes

• haiku
• samurai
• shogun
• daimyo

True or False: Japan got its system of writing from the Chinese.

• True

• False

plan of government

• calligraphy
• constitution
• animism
• vassal

the art of writing beautifully 

• martial arts
• tanka
• pottery
• calligraphy