CP Textbook Unit 1 Asia Chap 8 Sect 3

What was the main idea of Japan's history as mentioned in the text?

• Japan's history has been marked by power struggles between rulers and independent families.

• Japan's history has been dominated by trade and commerce.

Where did the ancestors of present-day Japanese settle?

• The Korean Peninsula

• The Yamato Plain

• The Chinese mainland

• The island of Kyūshū

What was the role of the senior official in each administrative district in Japan?

• To collect taxes from the local aristocrats

• To manage the military forces

• To be selected from among the local nobles

• To oversee trade and commerce

What happened to farmland under the new tax system set up in early Japan?

• It was owned by local aristocrats

• It was owned by the emperor

• It technically belonged to the state

• It was divided among the peasants

What was the extent of control in Japan around the year 600?

• Limited to the island of Honshu

• Extended to the entire archipelago

• Limited to the island of Kyushu

• Extended to the island of Shikoku

In what year did the emperor move the capital from Nara to Heian-kyo?

• 794

• 800

• 750

• 820

Who held the actual power during the Heian period?

• The emperor

• The Fujiwara clan

• The samurai

• The Shōtoku Taishi

What was the basis of wealth for powerful families during the Heian period?

• Trade

• Ownership of tax-exempt farmland

• Military conquests

• Artisan crafts

What did local aristocrats turn to with the decline of central power?

• Trade

• Military force

• Agriculture

• Religion

What was the primary occupation of early Japanese society?

• Manufacturing

• Farming

• Trading

• Fishing