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Ch. 6, Lesson 2: Early Japan

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an archipelago?

a)

an island

b)

a continent

c)

a chain of islands

d)

a country

2.

Which percentage best describes how much of Japan can be used for farming?

a)

100%

b)

90%

c)

60%

d)

15%

3.

The early Japanese developed their own culture because they were isolated from the rest of Asia.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Where did the first Japanese (Jomon) come from and when?

a)

Northern Asia, 20,000 years ago

b)

North America, 20,000 years ago

c)

South-East Asia, 2,000 years ago

d)

Europe, 4,000 years ago

5.

What technologies did the Yayoi people (ancestors of modern Japanese 300 BCE) bring to Japan?

a)

Gunpowder and the printing press

b)

Ketchup and nail polish

c)

Farming, pottery, and metalworking

d)

Horse archery

6.

Shinto is the traditional Japanese religion. Shinto is based on animism.


What is animism?

a)

The belief that Little Caesars is the best pizza

b)

The belief that all things have a soul/spirit

c)

The belief in a single god

d)

The belief in reincarnation

7.

Why were the kami (nature spirits) important to the Japanese?

a)

They believed the kami hated humans

b)

They believed they cold catch the kami

c)

They believed the spirits would help them

8.

A plan of government is a

a)

Shinto

b)

constitution

c)

archipelago

9.

Prince Shotoku admired this country's civilization.

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Korea

d)

Italy

10.

Which of the following was one of Prince Shotoku's most important contributions to Japan?

a)

a constitution

b)

establishing trade with Southeast Asia

c)

the practice of Shinto

11.

What did Prince Shotoku's clan (the Yamato) do during the Taika Reforms, or Great Change?

a)

created a strong central government

b)

reduced the emperor's power

c)

built many Buddhist temples

d)

gave civil service examinations

12.

The four largest Japanese islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and

a)

Hokkaido

b)

Kamakura

c)

Kyoto

d)

Tokyo

13.

What was the capital city of Japan that was built in the 700s CE?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Nara

c)

Tokyo

d)

Beijing