Activity Book p 201

What are the four main islands of Japan?

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Okinawa, Kyushu

• Hokkaido, Kyoto, Shikoku, Kyushu

• Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Osaka

Japan is a large group of islands also known as a(n):

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• Isthmus

• Continent

According to a creation myth, Japan was formed from drops of water that fell from the spear of a god and a:

• Goddess

• Warrior

• Mountain

• Dragon

Which bodies of water surround Japan?

• East China Sea, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean

• East China Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Indian Ocean

• Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean

• Yellow Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Ocean

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

• Mount Fuji

• Mount Everest

• Mount Takao

• Mount Yari

The Jomon people were named by archaeologists for their pottery, which was made with what kind of pattern?

• Woven

• Cord

• Painted

• Carved

Who came to Japan and mingled with the Jomon people?

• Immigrants

• Explorers

• Traders

• Conquerors

Historians believe the Yayoi people are the main ancestors of the:

• Chinese

• Korean

• Japanese

• Ainu

What did the ancestors of the Japanese people do to their pottery?

• Smoothed and painted it red

• Carved and painted it blue

• Smoothed and left it natural

• Carved and painted it green

Japanese people divided into groups called clans, each with its own warrior leader known as a:

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Chieftain