WorksheetsJapan
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Japan separate itself from other cultures?
a)
Practicing
Isolation
Isolation
b)
Practicing Trade
c)
Practicing Dependence on others
d)
Practicing Warfare
2.
What is the traditional religion of Japan?
a)
Zen Buddisam
b)
Shinto
c)
Daosim
d)
Confucianism
3.
Who were the warrior class in feudal Japan?
a)
Merchants
b)
Peasants
c)
Samurii
d)
Daimyo
4.
Which cultural group had the biggest influence on feudal Japan?
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Egypt
d)
China
5.
Who held the power in feudal Japan?
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Daimyo
6.
Who held the power in feudal Japan?
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Daimyo
7.
Which group was at the bottom of the Feudal Japanese Hierarchy?
a)
Shogun
b)
Samurai
c)
Peasants
d)
Merchants
8.
What philosophy did Japan adopt from China?
a)
Buddism
b)
Confuciansim
c)
Legalism
d)
Daosim
9.
Who were the land owners in feudal Japan?
a)
Peasants
b)
Traders
c)
Daimyo
d)
Merchants
10.
Which geographic feature is Japan predominately made of?
a)
Plains
b)
Deserts
c)
Plateaus
d)
Islands
11.
Why is farming difficult on Japan
a)
Small amount of arable land
b)
Small amount of mountains
c)
Small amount of deserts
d)
Small amount of beaches
12.
Why were Merchants at the bottom of the Japanese and Chinese social hierarchy
a)
Merchants were unclean and were untouchable
b)
Merchants were greedy and wanted more power
c)
Merchants made nothing of their own
d)
Merchants tried to profit off of religion and philosophy
13.
Why did Japan decide to follow a policy of isolationism
a)
Their early experiences with the Europeans were negative
b)
Shinto nature gods told them to turn their backs on the world
c)
They felt they had to do it because China practiced isolation
d)
Japan had plenty of resources and did not need to trade with the outside world
14.
What does it mean when we say the Emperors of Japan became figureheads
a)
the emperor became the religious leaders of the country
b)
The emperor became powerful generals and head of the army
c)
The emperor ruled absolute power
d)
The emperor lived the Royal life but had limited powers
15.
What did the Japanese people believe gave the emperor of Japan his power?
a)
That he was the most intelligent man and philosopher in all of Japan
b)
That he was descended from heaven and had a mandate to rule
c)
That he was the living form of the volcano god that lived in Mount Fuji
d)
That he was the most skilled General and his army could not be defeated
16.
What was NOT a characteristic of the traditional Japanese religion?
a)
Shrines by natural beauty
b)
Nature spirts called "Kami"
c)
Reincarnation
d)
Ancestor worship
17.
What is the philosophy of Confucianism based upon?
a)
Moral and Ethics
b)
Harmony and Balance
c)
Ending Human Suffering
d)
Strict laws and Punishment
18.
What did the Samurai call their strict code of honor
a)
Chivalry
b)
Dharma
c)
Kami
d)
Bushido
19.
What is the traditional religion of Japan called?
a)
Doasim
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddism
d)
Shinto
20.
Where did the philosophy of Buddism originate?
a)
Russia
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
China
21.
When the emperor of Japan gave up his power, who gained the power and became ruler?
a)
Mercha
b)
Sammur
c)
Daimyo
d)
Shogun
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