7th Grade Unit 5 Japan During Medieval Times Test

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 what ideas?

• Shinto ideas.

• Muslim ideas.

• Buddhist ideas.

• Confucian ideas.

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 advised the emperor on government policy.

• They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.

• They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts.

After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese:

• changed their grammar to be more like Chinese.

• began speaking Chinese in everyday conversation.

• invented a new set of characters based on objects in Japan.

• used simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.

As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of:

• Shinto kami.

• emperors.

• the Buddha.

• armored warriors.

Which group was most responsible for the achievements of Japan’s golden age?

• aristocrats

• farmers

• emperors

• merchants

What action did the emperor Kammu take to reduce the political power of Buddhist priests?

• He taught a new religion.

• He introduced high taxes.

• He moved the capital city.

• He tore down old temples.

Read these three facts about Heian-kyo. 

• - It was surrounded by a wall

• - Its site was easy to defend

• - Part of its name meant “tranquillity”

• These facts about Heian-kyo show that the Japanese leaders in the late 700s valued:

• natural beauty.

• political power.

• wealth and riches.

• peace and security.

How did the Fujiwara family gain political power in Japan?

• By taking over the position of emperor.

• By getting support from unhappy peasants.

• By marrying daughters into the royal family.

• By creating a monopoly on international trade.