Ch. 15: Japan - Sections 1 & 2 Review

What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?

• a clan

• a monastery

• all of Japan

• a port city

According to Confucius, which family sequence is in order from most power to least?

• father, mother, older brother, younger brother

• mother, father, older brother, younger brother

• father, older brother, younger brother, mother

• mother, father, younger brother, older brother

How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people?

• The common people attended regular religious services.

• The nobles focused more on good behavior than on faith.

• Common people focused more on lengthy meditation sessions.

• Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people.

Which of the following statements is true about the Ainu?

• The Ainu people are the ancestors of modern Japanese.

• The Ainu people looked the same as other people of Japan.

• The Ainu people practiced a traditional religion called Shinto.

• The Ainu people spoke a unique language that was eventually lost.

Which of the following is a characteristic of Pure Land Buddhism?

• an elaborate tea ceremony

• daily communal rituals

• raked gravel gardens

• chanting Buddha’s name

The raked rock garden helped Zen Buddhists to

• pray

• make sacrifices

• meditate

• predict the future

For many years, was the official language of Japan’s government.

• Ainu
• Chinese

• Korean

• Russian

Many nobles moved to Heian to be near the .

• Emperor
• Shogun

• Noble

• Court

became a popular religion among Japan’s nobles.

• Christianity

• Islam

• Confucianism

• Buddhism

Zen Buddhism was more popular with common working-class Japanese.

• True

• False