Medieval Japan Unit Test

What was the name of the Prince that was created a new constitution based on ideas from China?

• Prince Tyoko

• Prince Chinalog

• Prince Shotoku

• Prince Confucian

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

• True

• False

Why was The Tale of Genji famous?

• It was the shortest book ever written

• It was the first poem ever written

• It was Prince Shotoku's life biography

• It was the first novel ever written

What is the name of the Samurai honor code?

• Bushido

• Chivalry

• Zen Buddhism

• Shinto

What was the lowest level in Japanese society?

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Peasants

• Merchants

Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan. They hired an army of samurai warriors to protect his family's lives and property

• daimyo

• shoguns

• samurai

• emperior

Commander of the emperor's military forces. He essentially ruled all of Japan.

• daimyo

• emperor

• samurai

• shogun

Japan’s civilian government and the emperor came to be dominated by military rulers.

• True
• False

Buddhism and Shinto affected Japanese art, architecture, novels, and plays.

• True
• False

Which of the following best describes the early religion of Japan?

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Conficianism

• Hinduism