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Medieval Japan Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _________ Period (794-1185 CE) is known as the Golden Age of Japan.

a)

Asuka

b)

Heian

c)

Nara

d)

Edo

2.

Chinese buildings called _______________ influenced Japanese architecture starting in the Nara period.

a)

Jungkook

b)

Emakimono

c)

Courtiers

d)

Pagodas

3.

Which of the following is NOT an example of cultural diffusion in medieval Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Gagaku

c)

Kanji

d)

Samurai

4.

What was the name of the samurai honor code?

a)

Bushido

b)

Chivalry

c)

Cooley

d)

Seppuku

5.

When we think about the Heian period, we're really talking about which group of people?

a)

The wealthy elites

b)

Artisans such as blacksmiths

c)

Peasants

d)

There's no specific focus on one group

6.

What was the name of the Japanese prince that encouraged the importation of foreign ideas and goods during the Asuka period (538-710 CE)?

a)

Fujiwara

b)

Shotoku

c)

Asano

d)

Sheenan

7.

Who sat at the top of the feudal Japanese social hierarchy?

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Shogun

d)

Emperor

8.

Define cultural diffusion:

a)

The spread of cultural elements from one society to another

b)

When one country invades another country

c)

When a country abandons its own culture

d)

When a cultural stays the same in a country

9.

Masterless samurai were called _____________.

a)

Samurai

b)

Daimyo

c)

Ronin

d)

Shogun

10.

Which of the following is NOT true about haiku?

a)

A poem that has a total of three lines

b)

Usually feature themes of nature

c)

Images always accompany text

d)

Lines in the poem have a specific number of syllables

11.

Which of the following did elites during the Heian period value most highly?

a)

Social rank

b)

Physical ability

c)

Intelligence

d)

Moral virtue

12.

Notably, many of the records we have of the Heian period come from which group?

a)

Slaves

b)

Peasants

c)

Women

d)

Foreigners

13.

The Japanese were heavily influenced by the Chinese in all of the following areas EXCEPT:

a)

Writing and language

b)

Architecture

c)

Government

d)

Military

14.

Who was the military dictator of Japan in feudal times?

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Hokage

15.

All of the following were skills samurai were expected to train in EXCEPT:

a)

Martial arts

b)

Calligraphy and poetry

c)

Cooking

d)

Manners and etiquette