Cultural Influences on Japan and its Government

Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?

• Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.

• Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.

• Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.

• Korea and Japan grew different crops because of different climates.

What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?

• He turned it into an agricultural society.

• He divided power among the chiefs of clans.

• He increased contact with neighboring cultures

• He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing

When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?

• They set up a new government over the country.

• They worked as slaves for middle-class families.

• They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.

• They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts

Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government (a)  

• ruled over Korea and China.
• depended on local leaders.
• had a bureaucracy of officials.
• filled jobs based on examinations

Prince Shotoku’s creating ranks for government officials was based on (a)  

• Shinto ideas.
• Muslim ideas
• Buddhist ideas
• Confucian ideas.

Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jito made changes in land ownership to strengthen imperial power. Who would have been most upset by these changes? (a)  

• merchants
• clan leaders
• peasants
• military leaders

In medieval times, Japan absorbed different cultures because Prince Shotoku

• conquered many cities in Korea and China.

• had relatives that lived in Korea and China.

• encouraged contact with Korea and China.

• ruled Japan after ruling Korea and China.

In medieval times, ideas from other cultures traveled to Japan by way of the (a)  

• Korean Peninsula.
• Hidaka Mountains.
• Japanese Alps.
• Chugoku Range.

What happened to Japanese culture when Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku came into power in 593?

• Japan was not influenced by other cultures.

• Other cultures emerged for the first time.

• Other cultures completely replaced Japans's.

• Cultural diffusion occurred at a faster rate.

Which of the following is true of Japan during Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku's reign? (Pick three)

• Japan's power was divided among chiefs.

• Japan had a rural agricultural society.

• Women had a relatively high status.

• Slaves had a relatively high status.