Prince Shotoku and Japan's Government

What was one way Prince Shotoku improved Japan’s government?

• He made a stronger government.

• He got rid of all laws.

• He told people to follow only Shinto.

• He stopped learning from China.

What was the purpose of the Seventeen Article Constitution?

• To help farmers.

• To tell people to obey the emperor and for the emperor to care for the people.

• To get rid of Confucian ideas.

• To remove jobs from the government.

How did Prince Shotoku help spread Buddhism in Japan?

• He said everyone had to follow Buddhism.

• He built temples across Japan.

• He stopped people from practicing Shinto.

• He wrote new rules for Buddhism.

What did Prince Shotoku learn from China?

• How to grow better crops.

• How to make a strong government and use Confucian ideas.

• How to build big castles.

• How to keep Japan from learning from others.

How did Prince Shotoku make government jobs fairer?

• He made jobs based on skills, not family.

• He gave jobs only to his friends.

• He stopped people from working in the government.

• He removed all the jobs.

Who became the real rulers of Japan by 800?

• The emperor

• The samurai

• Noble families

• The shogun

What happened to the central government in Japan in the 1100s?

• It became stronger

• It remained the same

• It weakened

• It expanded to new regions

Who gained power as the central government weakened?

• The emperor

• The samurai

• The daimyo

• The shogun

What is a large landowner in feudal Japan called?

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Emperor

Why did daimyo hire samurai?

• To work on farms

• To protect their land and property

• To rule over villages

• To build castles