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Worksheets5.1 Early Japan
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the main staple of Japan's diet?
Seafood
Rice
Beef
Pork
What are the 4 main islands of Japan?
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Kyoto
Which statements are true regarding Japan's geography?
Japan is covered by mountains
Only 20% of Japan's land is farmable
Japan has 198 volcanoes
Japan has many earthquakes because it's location on tectonic plates
Most early Japanese villages were settled high in the mountains, where plentiful food was found.
True
False
What geographical features led to Japan developing an independent society?
The vast ocean surrounding Japan isolated it from the rest of Asia
Japanese people were able to travel island to island on boats, trading goods and ideas
The huge mountains isolated Japanese villages from each other
The abundance of farmland allowed huge populations to grow
Which statements are true regarding Japan's first settlers?
They first arrived between 30,000-10,000 BC
They traveled overland from the Asian mainland
They used fire and stone tools
They arrived in small boats called "horyuji"
What did the Yayoi make out of metal?
Axes
Knives
Swords
Spears
Bells
When did the Yayoi first reach Japan?
~300 BC
30,000-10,000 BC
~ AD 500
AD 600
What skills did the Yayoi bring to Japan?
Farming
Pottery-making
Rice-growing in paddies
Metalworking
Civil Service Exams
What is defined as "a group of families related by blood or marriage, headed by a group of warriors. Farmers, artisans, and servants paid warrior chiefs rice for protection"?
Clan
Province
Tribe
Shoryuken
Which statements are true regarding kofuns?
They are large tombs for Yayoi chiefs
Tney are made of dirt
They are made of stone
They were filled with personal belongings
Many were as large as Egyptian pyramids
When did the Yamato clan become strong enough to rule Japan?
~ AD 500
~ 300 BC
~30,000-10,000 BC
~ AD 600
Who called himself "Emperor of heaven" and founded the line of Yamato leaders who still rule Japan today?
Jimmu
Jimin
Jungkook
Shotoku
Which statements are true regarding Prince Shotoku?
Took the throne ~ AD 600
Wanted to create a strong government
Looked to China for inspiration
Took the throne ~ AD 500
Which statements are true regarding Japan's constitution?
All power was given to the emperor
All people have to obey the emperor
Created a bureaucracy where emperor chooses officials
Had rules for officials to follow
Had a civil service exam for potential officials
What did the officials that Prince Shotoku sent to China study while there?
Buddhist Teachings
Chinese Art
Chinese Medicine
Chinese Philosophy
Chinese Agricultural Techniques
Which statements are true regarding the Horyuji?
It's Japan's oldest Buddhist temple
It's the world's oldest wooden building
It's Japan's tallest building
It's the world's oldest metal building
What created Japan's first strong central government?
Reform
Taxes
Agricultural Advances
Tech Advances
Which statements are true regarding the Taika?
Means "Great Change"
Divided Japan into provinces
Gave all land to the emperor
All taxes now went to the emperor
Clan leaders power was strengthened
What is defined as "the belief that natural things (such as wind, rivers, and mountains) are alive"?
Animism
Shinto
Kami
Jimmu
What is the name of Japanese "nature spirits" who were honored and worshiped at shrines?
Kami
Piccolo
Shinto
Jimmu
What is the name of Japanese "holy places" where kami were worshiped and priests, dancers, and musicians performed rituals?
Shrines
Horyuji
Shoryuken
Shotoku
What is the Japanese word for "way of the spirits"?
Shinto
Jimmu
Hadouken
Kami
Followers of Shinto must be _________________ before being allowed to pray to Kami.
Pure
Mature
Rich
Tall
How did Shinto followers "cleanse" themselves?
By bathing
By performing a ritual dance
By praying to a kami
By visiting an ancestor's shrine
