WorksheetsMedieval Japan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following would NOT be found in Japanese culture?
a)
Large, pyramid shaped temples
b)
Tea-drinking
ceremonies
c)
Tanka and haiku poems about nature
and emotions
d)
Martial arts competitions
2.
Decorative handwriting often used in Japan is called
a)
Finger painting
b)
Moveable type
c)
Katakana
d)
Calligraphy
3.
How did Japan’s geography influence the country?
a)
It made them
an easy target for barbarians to attack
b)
It allowed
them to be isolated from other civilizations
c)
It helped
their ideas and beliefs spread throughout the world
d)
It
allowed them to have many farms and grow many different types of food
4.
16. Which of the following is NOT a way in which China influenced Japan?
a)
Warfare
b)
Writing
systems
c)
Art
d)
Literature
5.
Before being introduced to outside ideas, Japan practiced the religion of
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Shintoism
d)
Taoism
6.
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)
Small group
of mountainous islands
7.
What religion spread to Japan from China?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Taoism
8.
Samurai follow a code of honor called
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Bushido
c)
Sidoku
d)
Hiragana
9.
In Shintoism, Japanese worship spirits of their ancestors found in
a)
nature
b)
animals
c)
other people
d)
statues
10.
The spirits of Japanese ancestors are called
a)
Zen
b)
Kami
c)
Mimi
d)
Souls
11.
This image shows
a)
A Shinto shrine
b)
a Buddhist Temple
c)
A Samurai
d)
Origami
12.
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
13.
The warrior class in Japan was called
a)
ninja
b)
daimyo
c)
samurai
d)
shogun
14.
Which country is called "The land of the rising sun"?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
United States of America?
d)
Germany
15.
Which of the following is a wealthy landowner in Japan?
a)
Samurai
b)
Seppuku
c)
Daimyo
d)
Artisan
16.
What is the name of this structure?
a)
Stupa
b)
Bell Tower
c)
Shrine
d)
Pagoda
17.
This Prince created Japan's first constitution, Prince ___________________.
a)
Morimoto
b)
Harikawa
c)
Shotoku
d)
Chukyo
18.
Samurai means _____ _______.
a)
To protect
b)
To take
c)
To fight
d)
To serve
19.
The _________________ family were the first shoguns of Japan.
a)
Yamato
b)
Fujikawa
c)
Minitonka
d)
Minamoto
20.
Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan
a)
has mountainous slopes that are difficult to farm
b)
is desert
c)
has volcanoes
d)
has rivers and lakes that often cause floods
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