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Japan History

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote The Pillow Book?

a)

Lady Murasaki

b)

Prince Shotoku

c)

Tokugawa Leyasu

d)

Sei Shonagon

2.

What were some of the reasons we remember Prince Shotoku?

a)

He taught Confucian values.

b)

He was a Buddhist monk.

c)

He was a Samurai Warrior

d)

All of the above

3.

Which of the following were things that the Japanese learned from the Chinese and the Koreans?

a)

A written language.

b)

The form of government.

c)

The spoken language.

d)

All of the above.

4.

What is Shinto?

a)

A religion the Japanese imported from China.

b)

The religion that worship the Buddha.

c)

The traditional religion of Japan.

d)

The traditional religion of Korea.

5.

Who were the Ainu People?

a)

They spoke a dialect of Hebrew

b)

They came from Siberia

c)

They formed the warrior class in Japanese culture.

d)

All of the above.

6.

How did the geography of Japan influenced the way that people lived?

a)

The Japanese ate lots of fish.

b)

They build buildings to resist earthquakes.

c)

Their culture was isolated for hundreds of years.

d)

All of the above

7.

Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?

a)

Unified all of Japan.

b)

Ruled from the capital at Edo.

c)

Began the Tokugawa Shogunate

d)

All of the above

8.

What was "bushido"?

a)

The Emperor's advisory group

b)

Traditional Japanese religion

c)

The warrior code

d)

The principals of Japanese manufacturing

9.

Which of the following best describes the Shoguns?

a)

Business executives

b)

Powerful military leaders

c)

The navigators on ocean liners

d)

All of the above

10.

Who were the Samurai?

a)

Warriors

b)

Peasants

c)

Daimyo

d)

Shoguns

11.

Who was Lady Murasaki Shikibu?

a)

She wrote The Tale of Genji

b)

Tom Sayer

c)

Starbucks Owner

d)

A lady who owned Wal-Mart

12.

What were the core ideas of Zen Buddhism?

a)

To seek wisdom

b)

To practice self-discipline

c)

To practice meditation

d)

All of the above

13.

What is "Noh" Theater?

a)

Heian athletic competition

b)

Heian architecture

c)

Heian drama

d)

Calligraphy

14.

What was architecture like in the Heian Period?

a)

Copy of Vietnamese architecture

b)

Copy of Chinese architecture

c)

Copy of Italian

d)

Copy of Greek