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WorksheetsAncient Japan Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the traditional native religion of Japan?
a)
Islam
b)
Confucian
c)
Christianity
d)
Shinto
2.
In Shinto, what do you call the gods or spirits that exist in both living and non-living things
a)
Nara
b)
Kami
c)
Bushido
d)
Spirits
3.
Which of the following is a factor that Shinto and Buddhism have in common?
a)
Concern for the afterlife
b)
An optimism about human nature
c)
Share the same founder
d)
strict formal training
4.
Early Japanese beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto which means
a)
the way of the spirits
b)
the right way
c)
the only way
d)
the honorable way
5.
Most Japanese people believed that Buddhism
a)
helped them in daily life
b)
was the one true religion
c)
should not be tolerated in Japan
d)
prepared them for the afterlife
6.
Nara was abandoned in A.D. 770 as a result of with of the following?
a)
showcase the emperor’s
growing wealth and power
b)
attempted overthrow of the
emperor by a Buddhist monk
c)
plan to divide Japan into
separate districts
d)
The devastation of the city
by a major earthquake
7.
In the year 710, the first permanent Japanese capital was established in
a)
Edo
b)
Nara
c)
Heian-Kyo
d)
Fuji
8.
How did the Japanese hire officials during the Nara period?
a)
People voted for the officials
b)
Only Buddhist monks could be officials
c)
Emperor gave positions to nobles from powerful families
d)
They had to pass the civil service exam
9.
What would be the best title for the following chart?
a)
The Golden Age of the Heian Period
b)
The Golden Age of the Tang Dynasty
c)
The Dark Ages of Japanese Culture
d)
The Bronze Age of the Nara Period
10.
In the years from 1000 to 1200, what political system developed in Japan?
a)
Nation-states
b)
Feudalism
c)
Deomcracy
d)
Zen
11.
Who is being described?
a)
the Daimyo
b)
the Samurai
c)
the Emperor
d)
the Shogun
12.
The samurai lived by a strict code of honor known as
a)
Chivalry
b)
Zen
c)
Bushido
d)
Shinto
13.
Who had the highest standing within the Warrior Class?
a)
The Ronin
b)
The Samurai
c)
The Daimyos
d)
The Shogun
14.
Why was it so easy for the Japanese feudal system to develop and have more power than the emperor?
a)
emperor had little interest
in ruling the people
b)
shoguns became more
powerful as each province was left to provide their own armies
c)
Emperors became more
powerful as they forced peasants into military service
d)
The peasants wanted someone
to rule over them
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