WorksheetsFeudal/Medieval Japan Snapshot Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Geography: According to the reading, what characteristics made the Ainu a tribe unlike any other Asian tribe of that time period?
The Ainu culture
The Ainu religion
The Ainu language
Both culture and the language
Geography: How did the fact that only 20% of Japan's island's land was flat and able to be farmed affect their diet?
It made their main food source beef
It made broth type soup from water sources a major part of their diet
It forced them to live in fishing villages on coastlines and made fish a major part of their diets
It forced them to rely on crops that required little water
Government/ Politics: Which of the following statements is false about the isolation of Japan from other Asian cultures in the Middle Ages?
Japan stayed completely isolated from other Asian cultures until modern times
Russian ambassadors visited Japan before China and Korea
Chinese representatives introduced the Japanese to Christianity
Chinese representatives introduced the Japanese to Christianity
All other statements are false
Government/ Politics: Japanese Regent Prince Shotoku's Seventeen Article Constitution was based on which major belief system?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
Catholicism
Government/ Politics: What major change in government did the Taika Reforms of Emperor Shotoku achieve?
It reduced taxes to stop rebellion and unite Japan
It broke Japan's centralized government into regions for clans to control Japan again
They stripped clans of their power by redistributed lands to all free men, and in doing so paved the way a single, all-powerful emperor like the Chinese had
It redistributed lands to loyal nobles of the court
Achievements: According to the reading, what did the Japanese borrow from their Chinese neighbors?
Silky hair wigs in dyed black and curled perfectly
Architectural styles with wooden beams that curved slightly up at the ends
Wooden ships with dragon masts
Chopsticks for eating.
Achievements: What did the Japanese develop to accompany their stories and poetry?
Unique, silk-woven paper
Calligraphy (decorative writing) so their literature would both sound and look beautiful
Intricate masks made from gold and silk to act out their stories as they were presented orally
Detailed illustrations of the subject matter drawn with special charcoal pencils
Religion: In early Japanese religion (Shinto), who was responsible for completing rites to the Kami (spirits of all things in nature)?
The Kamati, or young priest
The Shintuar, or priest
Each clan's (family groups) chief
The village elders
Religion: The reading lists three parts of Buddhism that Emperor Shotoku appreciated. Which of the following was NOT one of them?
Reincarnation, that humans are reborn into another earthly body after death
Bloodletting to appease the subconscious need to suffer for wrongs of past lives
By reaching Nirvana, one can escape from life suffering and the cycle of rebirth
Religion: What religious practice adopted from the Chinese did the reading state that Japanese warriors especially liked?
Zen Buddhism's “quiet thinking” approach to wisdom
Pure Land Buddhism's costly rituals
Shinto blood sacrifices that reflected the violence warriors faced during their duties
Confucian's respect for relationships
Social Classes: What was the historical significance of the Yamato clan conquering most of Japan's large island of Honshu by the early 500s?
They built the first Japanese army
They built the first Japanese ship
They created the first major agricultural enterprise in Japan
They declared themselves emperors of Japan and led the way for a united Japanese government
Social Classes: Choose the meaning of the word "meticulous" in the following sentence: "They started this trend by dressing in meticulously designed and folded layers of silk."
ugly
finely detailed
quickly
completed by more than one person
Social Classes: How did the Japanese nobles' negligence (lack of concern or care) of the lower class clans affect the common Japanese's lifestyle?
The nobles lack of care left clans competing over resources in an increasingly destructive, lawless environment
The nobles lack of care left clans to care for their themselves in peaceful villages
The nobles lack of concern left the common Japanese to adopt their own religion and laws, creating a split country
The nobles lack of concern left the door open for invasion from the Mongols
Geography: Which of Japan's islands is the biggest?
Hokkiado
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
_____ "On the coastal plains, crops requiring lots of water such as rice easily grew." This statement best describes which key concept?
Economy
Politics/Government
Social Classes
Achievement
