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Medieval Japan Part 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Much of Japan's wealth came from ____.

a)

leading military officials

b)

the hard labor of its farmers

c)

a growing class of merchants and traders

d)

the number of noble families

2.

Why did Japanese artisans and merchants set up groups called guilds?

a)

to boost the Japanese economy

b)

to increase trade with Korea, China, and southeast Asia

c)

to rival the daimyo

d)

to protect their jobs and increase their earnings

3.

Under the shoguns, most Japanese came to believe in ____.

a)

Bushido

b)

only Buddhism

c)

both Shinto and Buddhism

d)

only Shinto

4.

What was the capital city of Japan during the Middle Ages?

a)

Nara

b)

Kyoto

c)

Shikoku

d)

Tokyo

5.

Groups set up by artisans and merchants in order to protect their jobs were called ____________

a)

bushidos

b)

minamotos

c)

unions

d)

guilds

6.

What aspects of Japanese culture were influenced by China (select all that apply)

a)

science

b)

agriculture

c)

religion

d)

philosophy

7.

What type of Buddhism was popular in Japan during the Middle Ages?

a)

Theravada

b)

Zen

c)

Mahayana

d)

Tibetan

8.

What describes The Tale of Genji? (Select all that apply)

a)

It was written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu.

b)

It was about a Japanese prince.

c)

It was a gift to the emperor.

d)

It was fiction.

9.

Followers of Zen Buddhism discipline their bodies through ___________.

a)

faith

b)

martial arts

c)

meditation

d)

poetry

10.

The art and architecture of Japan shows the Japanese love of _______________.

a)

complexity

b)

columns and domes

c)

Korean styles

d)

simplicity