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Ancient Japan

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

The first emperor of Japan was said to be the grandson of...

a)

Amaterasu, the sun goddess

b)

Susanoo, the storm god

c)

Amun, the sun god

d)

Fujiwara

2.

What was the earliest period Japan known as?

a)

Meiji Period

b)

Xian Period

c)

Jomon Period

d)

Nippon Period

3.

Jomon means...

a)

ancient ones of no record

b)

pressing patterns into clay

c)

small clay figurines

d)

rice growers

4.

A philosophy brought from China.

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Confucianism

5.

Kami is the Shinto word for...

a)

Gods

b)

shrines

c)

priests

d)

beauty

6.

The new crop responsible for changing the lives of the people of Japan during the Yayoi Period.

a)

Corn

b)

Rice

c)

Wheat

d)

Seaweed

7.

This period is known for its key shaped tombs.

a)

Meiji Period

b)

Jomon Period

c)

Yamato Period

d)

Kyoto Period

8.

The two divisions of the Yamato Period are...

a)

Asuka

b)

Izanami

c)

Izanagi

d)

Kofun

9.

List the major islands of Japan.

a)

Honshu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Fuji

d)

Kyushu

e)

Shikoku

10.

A name for an ancient civilization that used stone tools.

a)

Mesozoic

b)

Monolithic

c)

Paleolithic

d)

Paleozoic

11.

Funerary clay figurines used during the Yamato period are called...

a)

Emaki

b)

Haniwa

c)

Xian Soldiers

d)

Dogu

12.

This is the earliest religion found in Japan.

a)

Zen Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Shinto

13.

Who was the first emperor of Japan

a)

Jimmu

b)

Izanagi

c)

Ashikaga

d)

Yoritomo

14.

Prince Shōtoku Taishi was responsible for...

a)

adopting Chinese civilization

b)

establishing the Constitution of 17 Articles

c)

strengthened the Imperial power

d)

the Taika Reforms

15.

These circular houses, covered with grass, and built during the Jomon and Yayoi period.

a)

Long Houses

b)

Bakufu

c)

Pit Houses

d)

Wooden Houses