Japan Test

The Heian period is called Japan's golden age because of its?

• Rich mines

• Foreign trade

• Military power

• Art and literature

What features gave natural beauty to Heian-kyo?

• Vast desert sands

• Lakes and streams

• Plains and grasslands

• Rocks along the seacoast

Read these three facts about Heian-kyo. These facts show that the Japanese leaders in the late 700s valued: - It was surrounded by a wall - Its site was easy to defend - Part of its name mean "tranquility"

• Natural beauty

• Political power

• Wealth and riches

• Peace and security

The Fujiwara family gained political power by

• Taking over the position of emperor

• Getting support from unhappy peasants

• Marrying daughters into the royal family

• Creating a monopoly on international trade

Which of these people would have ranked most highly in Heian Japan?

• One whose father was a court noble

• One who scored well on national tests

• One whose beauty was admired by poets

• One who paid the emperor money

In Japan today, the lasting influence of the Heian period is strongest in

• Rank and class

• Literature and drama

• Science and technology

• Politics and 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

Prince Shotoku's creating ranks for government officials was based on

• Shinto ideas

• Muslim ideas

• Buddhist ideas

• Confucian ideas

The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to

• A code of moral rules

• Worship of foreign goods

• The cycle of pain and suffering

• Respect for the beauty of nature