Lesson Quiz 6-3: The Civilizations of Korea and Japan

Under the regents, the Japanese government eliminated taxes for farmers and raised them on nobles in the outlying provinces.

• True

• False

Before 800 C.E., the Japanese capital had moved from Nara to Heian-kyo.

• True

• False

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

• A. He declared war against the Minamoto family.

• B. He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the title of shogun.

• C. He persuaded the Mongols to side with him.

• D. He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.

Noh is a form of Japanese poetry made up of 3 lines and 17 syllables.

• True

• False

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince.

• The Tale of Genji

• The Tale of Heike

• A Shogun Tale

• Samurai Warrior

The word samurai means “to serve,” and bushido means “the way of the warrior.”

• True

• False

Although Yoritomo was made shogun in 1192, it was the emperor who actually ran Japan’s government for the next seven centuries.

• True

• False

Followers of Zen Buddhism discipline their bodies through

• faith.

• martial arts.

• meditation.

• poetry.