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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
How many MAIN islands does Japan have?
44
2,000
400
4
The Japanese archipelago has about 4,000 islands in total.
True
False
THREE advantages to Japan's geography were...
Could see enemies coming
Easy to trade with other countries
Lots of room to farm
Ocean provides food
Which three countries are CLOSEST to Japan on the Asian mainland?
China, India, Russia
Korea, China, Russia
Indian, Russia, Korea
Mongolia, Russia, China
Culture is...
The way most people look
A pattern of behavior shared by a group of people.
The place you grow up
The spread of ideas
Cultural Diffusion is...
Religions changing when introduced in new countries
Cultures growing overtime
Cultures spreading into new areas, mixing or blending different ideas
Adopting new ideas
Cultural diffusion spread into Japan from which three countries?
India, China, Russia
China, Korea, Japan
China, Korea, India
Korea, Russia, China
Buddhism originally spread across Asia from...
China
India
Korea
Ancient Japanese was a spoken, not written language. Who did they borrow characters for writing from?
Korea
India
China
Russia
Why do historians use timelines?
To understand important events
To understand cause and effect
To keep important events in chronological order
To keep track of important people
Kami are...
Sacred spirits and spiritual energies found in nature and ancestors
The people who founded Shintoism
Gods to be worshipped
People who've reached Enlightenment
The word "indigenous" means:
generous
native
foreign
modern
Shintoism and Buddhism BOTH...
have no founder that started the religion
want to be in touch with Kami
are practiced by 80% or more of Japan
have a sense of right and wrong
Shinto and Buddhism were both started in Japan
True
False
Shinto rituals center on...
Purification
Worship of God
Enlightenment
Being kind
Who is the founder if Buddhism?
Prince Shotoku
Prince Siddhartha Guatama
Emperor Kammu
Budai
The main goal of Buddhism is to...
Be in touch with Kami
Gain enlightenment
Be worthy of heaven after death
Which of these is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths?
All life involves suffering
The cause of suffering is desire and attachment
Suffering in endless
Desire and attachment can be overcome
Buddhist believe you can overcome suffering by following the 8 Fold Path.
True
False
Three important ideas in the 8 fold path are...
Right speech, livelihood and kami
Right feelings, action, and speech
Right action, speech and livelihood
Right mindfulness, actions and enlightenment
What was a significant element of the Heian Period?
(Think about the many things you learned at the stations)
The Emperor became the most powerful force
The peasants rebelled and established a democracy
The aristocracy (upper class) created a culture with many rules and traditions
Lord Murasaki wrote the first novel
What was considered beautiful during the Heian period?
Black teeth
White powdered skin
Small red lips
Drawn in eyebrows
All of the above
