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WorksheetsJapan Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Japan located? (use the map)
a)
17
b)
26
c)
28
d)
25
2.
A Japanese military leader that ruled on behalf of an emperor but usually in his own interests.
a)
shogun
b)
haiku
c)
Prince Shotoku
d)
Golden Age
3.
A political and social system, in which lords gave land to others in exchange for service and loyalty. Is called what?
a)
Tokugawa Ieyasu
b)
Zen
c)
daimyo
d)
feudalism
4.
What should be the caption for this illustration?
a)
A Shinto shrine
b)
a Buddhist Temple
c)
A Samurai
d)
Origami
5.
What is the title of the warrior class in Japan called?
a)
ninja
b)
daimyo
c)
samurai
d)
shogun
6.
Which statement is true about emperors in Japan?
a)
They were figureheads with no real power
b)
They ruled Japan through the Mandate of Heaven
c)
They were thought of as gods
d)
They feared China's army
7.
What are the spirts of Japanese ancestors called?
a)
Zen
b)
Kami
c)
Mimi
d)
Souls
8.
What is an archipelago?
a)
an island
b)
a series of rock formations
c)
a fable
d)
a chain of islands
9.
What religion spread to Japan from China?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Taoism
10.
Which statement best describes Japan’s geography?
a)
A large, flat area of land
b)
A long, narrow peninsula
c)
A single, large island with many rivers
d)
Chain of mountainous islands
11.
The highest mountain in Japan is Mount ________.
a)
Everest
b)
McKinley
c)
Sinai
d)
Fuji
12.
Japanese artwork and architecture was influenced by their the religious practices of two religions. Which two religions influenced Japan?
a)
Hinduism and Buddhism
b)
Christianity and Judaism
c)
Buddhism and Shintoism
13.
Which continent is Japan a part of?
a)
Australia
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
14.
What type of severe weather does Japan have?
a)
tsunamis
b)
tornadoes
c)
forest fires
d)
hurricane
15.
Who worked the farmland and was valued for their hard work?
a)
shogun
b)
samurai
c)
merchant
d)
peasant
16.
Who is considered the lowest class in feudal Japan?
a)
shogun
b)
samurai
c)
merchant
d)
peasant
17.
Japan chose to become separated from the rest of the world by adopting a ____________. What vocabulary term fills in the blank?
a)
Policy of Confusion
b)
Policy of Isolation
c)
Policy of Protection
d)
Pacific Ocean Policy
18.
What is the social order of Japan based on land, loyalty, and service called?
a)
Caste System
b)
Feudalism
c)
Social Order
d)
Political Shogun
19.
Since the islands of Japan are unsuitable for large amounts of agricultural. What did the Japanese use for their food source?
a)
Rice and Noodles
b)
Rice and corn
c)
Rice and Fish
d)
Rice and beef
20.
All of the following are achievements of Japan EXCEPT:
a)
Origami
b)
Tanka Poetry
c)
Poems about the Samurai
d)
Porcelain
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