Medieval Japan

The native religion of Japan is

• Hinduism.

• Buddhism.

• Shinto.

• Daoism.

The cultural development of Heian Japan primarily reflects

• Vietnam.

• Korea.

• India.

• China.

In 1185 the Minamoto clan defeated their rival the Taira clan and

• restored power in the hands of the emperor.

• installed their clan leader as shogun.

• moved the capital to Monamoto.

• Japan fell under Korean control.

Which of the following describes the Japanese war with the Mongols?

• The Mongols were victorious and ruled Japan briefly.

• Japan invaded Korea, taking territory from the Mongols.

• Mongol forces were destroyed in a typhoon.

• Japan was forced to pay tribute to the Mongols.

What was the title of the military governor who ruled in place of the Japanese emperor?

• shogun

• samurai

• kamakazi

• Shinto

The term bakufu means

• "tent government."

• "the country at war."

• "warrior state."

• "land of the one."

Daimyo were

• Buddhist monks.

• warriors.

• Japanese Christian missionaries.

• powerful Japanese territorial lords.

Which of the following refers to a mounted warrior?

• shogun

• Shinto

• samurai

• Nara

The samurai lived by a strict code of honor known as

• seppuku

• bushido

• zen

• bukufu

The act of seppuku was performed either as an act of loyalty to a fallen daimyo or

• To make the samurai invisible in battle

• To communicate with the dead

• To restore a samurai's lost honor

• To raise an army from the dead