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WorksheetsMedieval Japan Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The _________ Period (794-1185 CE) is known as the Golden Age of Japan.
Asuka
Heian
Nara
Edo
Chinese buildings called _______________ influenced Japanese architecture starting in the Nara period.
Jungkook
Emakimono
Courtiers
Pagodas
Which of the following is NOT an example of cultural diffusion in medieval Japan?
Buddhism
Gagaku
Kanji
Samurai
What was the name of the samurai honor code?
Bushido
Chivalry
Cooley
Seppuku
When we think about the Heian period, we're really talking about which group of people?
The wealthy elites
Artisans such as blacksmiths
Peasants
There's no specific focus on one group
What was the name of the Japanese prince that encouraged the importation of foreign ideas and goods during the Asuka period (538-710 CE)?
Fujiwara
Shotoku
Asano
Sheenan
Who sat at the top of the feudal Japanese social hierarchy?
Samurai
Daimyo
Shogun
Emperor
Define cultural diffusion:
The spread of cultural elements from one society to another
When one country invades another country
When a country abandons its own culture
When a cultural stays the same in a country
Masterless samurai were called _____________.
Samurai
Daimyo
Ronin
Shogun
Which of the following is NOT true about haiku?
A poem that has a total of three lines
Usually feature themes of nature
Images always accompany text
Lines in the poem have a specific number of syllables
Which of the following did elites during the Heian period value most highly?
Social rank
Physical ability
Intelligence
Moral virtue
Notably, many of the records we have of the Heian period come from which group?
Slaves
Peasants
Women
Foreigners
The Japanese were heavily influenced by the Chinese in all of the following areas EXCEPT:
Writing and language
Architecture
Government
Military
Who was the military dictator of Japan in feudal times?
Shogun
Samurai
Emperor
Hokage
All of the following were skills samurai were expected to train in EXCEPT:
Martial arts
Calligraphy and poetry
Cooking
Manners and etiquette
