What does the word "samurai" mean?

• "to protect"

• "to serve"

• "to defend"

• "to forgive"

What culture greatly influenced the Japanese writing system and language?

• China

• Spain

• Greece

• Italy

Which of the following strongly influenced the arts of Japan?

• the importance of the sea in the lives of the people

• the religious practices of Buddhism and Shintoism

• the importance of farming to the people

• the philosophy of Confucius

What was the code of honor, loyalty, and discipline practiced by the samurai?

• chivalry

• bushido

• shintoism

• isolationism

When the shoguns gained power in Japan, how did it impact the emperor?

• they allowed the emperor to make many decisions

• they kept the emperor as a figurehead

• they banished the emperor from Japan

• they killed the emperor

Who was the first shogun?

• Wang Xizhi

• Jimmu Tenno

• Yoritomo

• Murasaki Shikibu

The prince who developed a constitution to establish a strong system of government.

• Shotoku

• Yoritomo

• Jimmu Tenno

• Wang Xizhi

The art of fine handwriting.

• feudalism

• haiku

• kofun

• calligraphy

The art of fine handwriting.

• feudalism

• haiku

• kofun

• calligraphy

A poem about nature with seventeen syllables.

• kami

• kofun

• haiku

• archipelago