Test Topic 12 L4-6

How did early contact with China affect Japan?

• The Japanese government became a model for China.
• Japan became a Chinese territory.
• The Japanese adopted the Chinese writing system.
• The original inhabitants of Japan migrated to China.

The period known as Japan's "golden age" of culture was most closely associated with

• Zen Buddhism.
• the Heian period.
• the rise of the merchant class.
• the code of bushido.

The Fujiwara rose to power by

• making a fortune through trade.
• waging war on the other clans.
• having their daughters marry emperors.
• defeating the Mongol invaders.

Whom did the samurai owe their loyalty?

• the peasants
• the daimyo
• the emperor
• Shinto priests

Which term refers to a group if islands, typically in the context of Japan?

• Clan
• Shinto
• Archipelago
• Shrine

In feudal Japan, which term refers to a powerful noble of landowner who controlled large estates?

• Samurai
• Daimyo
• Regent
• Shogun

What is the term for the Japanese spiritual belief system that focuses on reverence for nature and ancestors.

• Kami
• Shinto
• Bushido
• Noh

In feudal Japan, who held the actual power of the government, despite the emperor being the symbolic ruler?

• Samurai,
• Shogun
• Regent
• Figurehead

Which term refers to a highly trained warrior in feudal Japan.

• Regent
• Samuari
• Daimyo
• Noh

Which of the following is a Japanese drama aimed at farmer, merchants, and other common folk?

• Kabuki
• Noh
• Shinto
• Mantra