WorksheetsJapan
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between Shintoism and Zen Buddhism?
a)
stuff
b)
Buddhism taught discipline and meditation, while Shintoism has kami/ a nature
c)
Because Zen Buddhism used four noble truths, and Shintoism used sacred texts
2.
During the Heian period who ruled Japan. Who were the warriors?
a)
the Shogun ruled and the samurai and ronin were the warriors
b)
the nobles ruled and the peasants fought
c)
the eta fought and the ronin ruled along side the samurai
3.
How did china an dKorea influence Japan?
a)
Korea influenced Japan by giving them bronze sculptures,carvings, Chinese character writing
b)
All of the above
c)
China influenced Japan by giving architecture, Confucian philosophy, and imperial and central government, and aristocracy.
4.
how was life during the nara period
a)
war, scary threating, and chaotic with no ruler and no protection from the scary ninjas
b)
it was very advanced and it was centered on nobility and the fujiwara clan controlling the government
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
5.
How did the Heian period aristocracy created enduring cultural perspectives because
a)
The nobility loved to party and were very interested in fashion and beauty that they lost interest in the government and the world around them
b)
the peasants were very interested in the nobility and they kept the culture alive
6.
How did late century military society develop in late 12th century
a)
the peasants fought against the nobility and empire
b)
the nobility were very interested in battle and they were the head of all military
c)
the shoguns had military power and the nobility had vassals that the samurai were part of
7.
who was at the top of the the social hierarchy but had no power
a)
shoguns
b)
eta
c)
emperor
d)
samurai
8.
Who wrote the tale of genji, who wrote the novels in Japan
a)
lady mursaki shikibu, a women of nobility
b)
chiang jang low, figures in the court room
c)
all of the above
9.
What are Japan's neighbors
a)
china
b)
Korea
c)
mongolia
d)
all of the above
10.
what was the main language used in Japan
a)
Chinese
b)
Korean
c)
Shinto
11.
what was China's native religion
a)
HInduism
b)
Chinese
c)
Japanese
d)
Shintoism
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