Japan

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

• sharing music from one culture to another

• the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another

• the spreading of religion

Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?

• History

• Weather

• Language

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

• Venezuela has large reserves of oil

• students in China learn Chinese in school

• young people dance to American rock music in Japan

What is Prince Shotoku's constitution called?

• Bill of Rights

• Seventeenth-Article Constitution

• Declaration of Independence Constitution

• Influences of China

Shotoku _________ the Chinese civilization

• hated

• admired

• to live in

• wanted to fight

What is a regent?

• Someone who rules in the place of another

• Shinto

• calligraphy

• kabuki

Prince Shotoku promoted Buddhism in Japan by...

• banning Confucianism

• letting go of all his personal wealth

• building temples throughout Japan

• pretending to be reincarnated

What are aristocrats?

• People who live in rural areas
• Individuals who work in factories
• Those who belong to the middle class
• Someone who holds a high social level

What are courtiers?

• People who work in a kitchen
• People who study the stars
• People who build houses
• A male member of a ruler’s court

What is a golden age?

• A time of war, famine, and poverty
• A period of technological stagnation and decline
• A time of political instability and corruption
• A period of great prosperity, cultural achievement, and success