WorksheetsCh. 15- Japan
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan
has mountainous slopes that are difficult to live on and farm.
is desert.
has volcanoes.
has rivers and lakes that often cause floods.
Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times?
Trade between these nations was forbidden.
Japan is separated by the Great Wall.
Japan is thousands of miles away from Korea and China.
Japan’s island location separated it from other people in Asia.
What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?
a clan
a monsatery
all of Japan
a port city
Which of the following is a characteristic of Pure Land Buddhism?
an elaborate tea ceremony
raked gravel gardens
daily communal rituals
chanting Buddha’s name
How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people?
The common people attended regular religious services.
The nobles focused more on good behavior than on faith.
Common people focused more on lengthy meditation sessions.
Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people.
Zen Buddhists did not believe
in self-discipline
that faith leads to wisdom
that wisdom can be found in quiet thinking
in regular meditation
The main duty of a samurai warrior was to
defend peasants from bandits or thieves.
conquer distant lands for the Japanese emperor.
defend his daimyo and his daimyo’s property.
manage large tracts of land for the nobles in Heian.
Which list is in the order of most power to least power?
samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant
Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord were all ways in which a samurai could
be expelled from his position.
lose his honor.
earn imprisonment.
lose land.
What did the two Mongol attacks on Japan have in common?
The Japanese had superior weapons in both attacks.
The Japanese were helped by Korean allies in both attacks.
The Japanese were aided by the weather in both attacks.
The Japanese had bigger armies in both attacks.
The samurai period in Japan lasted until the 1800s for all of the following reasons except
Japanese believed samurai were chosen by gods.
Japan was isolated from the rest of the world.
Japan’s rulers limited technology.
Japan’s rulers banned guns.
About ____ percent of Japan consists of flat land.
20
80
One of the most powerful clans came from ____________________, Japan’s largest island.
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
For many years, ____________________ was the official language of Japan’s government
Ainu
Chinese
Mongolian
Many nobles moved to Heian to be near the ____________________.
Ainu
kami
emperor
water
Most early Japanese prose was written by ____________________.
men
women
monks
Beginning in 1192, the ____________________ ruled Japan for about 700 years.
daimyo
shogun
________ was the most important thing in a samurai's life.
Honor
Land
His sword
In the 1630s Japan’s ruler closed the country off from the world and banned ____________________.
guns
Buddhism
Identify the red shaded area
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Sea of Japan
Identify the red shaded area
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Mt. Fuji
Identify the red shaded area
Korea
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Honshu
Identify the red shaded area
Kyushu
Honshu
Hokkaido
Korea
Identify the land form in red
Sea of Japan
Red River
Mt Fuji
Korea
Identify the blue shaded area
East China Sea
Sea of Japan
Philippine Sea
Pacific Ocean
Identify the red shaded area
Korea
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu
Which statement BEST describes the role of the emperor of Japan during the feudal period?
The emperor had absolute control of Japan
The emperor was a cruel dictator who ruled harshly
The emperor was seen as a god
The emperor was a figurehead with limited power
What item did peasants give to samurai and daimyo in exchange for protection?
money they made
crops they grew
clothing they produced
children they sold into slavery
What culture greatly influenced the Japanese writing system and language?
China
Spain
Greece
Italy
What was the code of honor, loyalty, and discipline practiced by the samurai?
chivalry
bushido
shintoism
isolationism
Which of the following strongly influenced the arts of Japan?
the importance of the sea in the lives of the people
the religious practices of Buddhism and Shintoism
the importance of farming to the people
the philosophy of Confucius
When the shoguns gained power in Japan, how did it impact the emperor?
they allowed the emperor to make many decisions
they kept the emperor as a figurehead
they banished the emperor from Japan
they killed the emperor
What are the four major islands of Japan? (choose all that apply)
Hokkaido
Honshu
Okinawa
Shikoku
Kyushu
