Gr 7 - Japan

The importance of loyalty, honor, and discipline in Japanese society today are mainly the result of what influence in Japan's history?

• The code of the samurai

• The teachings of Shinto

• The reforms of Prince Shotoku

• The spread of Chinese Buddhism

Most great works of early Japanese literature were written by

• Buddhist Scholars

• Samurai Warriors

• Shinto Priests

• Noble Women

The influence of China and Korea on Japan's history, culture, and development is found in all of the following except:

• Japan's first writing system

• The traditional Japanese diet

• Early rules for family behavior

• The practice of Buddhism

The main function of samurai in Japanese society was to

• write poetry

• manage farmland

• defend lords

• conquer China

The nobles of Heian placed great emphasis on art and learning, just like the people of which ancient Greek city- state that you learned about earlier?

• Sparta

• Athens

• Macedonia

• Troy

Match the following vocab words to their definitions

• A Japanese warrior

• regent

• A group of nobles who surround a leader

• Clans

• Ideas that people hold dear

• Court

• Person who rules in someone else's name

• Samurai

• Large, extended families

• Values

A _______ is a great Japanese general who ruled instead of the emperor

______ is a form of Japanese Buddhism

A _______ is a nature religion that began in Japan.

​ ​ A ​ (a)   was a Japanese lord who gave land to samurai. A ​ (b)   was a prince who introduced many Chinese ideas to Japan.

• daimyo
• Shotoku