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What happened to Japanese culture when Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku came into power in early medieval period?

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Cultural diffusion occurred at a faster rate because Shotoku studied China.

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Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture? Options: China and Korea, China and Russia, Korea and Russia, Egypt and Greece

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China and Korea

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Which country's government did Prince Shotoku use as an example for Japan using a similar bureaucratic style?

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China

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Prince Shotoku created a governing bureaucracy like China's and based ranks for government officials on

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Confucian ideas.

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Although Japan was heavily influenced by their neighbors, what cultural practice did they decide NOT to adopt? Options: Using characters instead of letters for their writing system, Metalworking with steel, The Civil Service Exam system, Painting scenes from nature

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The Civil Service Exam system

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What difference might a visitor notice between the capital city of Nara and the Chinese capital Chang’an built in 710 CE?

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Nara lacked a wall for protection.

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Japan's original religion that expresses respect for nature is called

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Shinto

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In Japan in 552 the Korean king sent a statue to Japan and this started the study and spread of which new religion in Japan?

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Buddhism

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Where did Japan get many new art and sculpture techniques from over time?

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Korea and China

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The early form of Japanese poetry that developed from Japan's oral tradition during the Golden Age of the Heian-ko Court is called

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