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Japanese History

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of landform is Japan?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

2.

What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

a)

Yuan

b)

Shinto

c)

Daoism

d)

Shamanism

3.

Who was at the top of the SOCIAL hierarchy in Japan?

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Daimyo

c)

The Shogun

d)

The Samurai

4.

What prince created a constitution for Japan that was based on Confucian principles?

a)

Taizong

b)

Shotoku

c)

Shinto

d)

Jimmu

5.

Who were the Japanese warriors who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

a)

Shinto

b)

Knights

c)

Samurai

d)

Shaman

6.

After the victory of the Minamoto, the emperor named their leader ________ and he became a military dictator of ALL Japan.

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Regent

d)

Samurai

7.

What is Bushido?

a)

A religion that believes ALL things in nature have a spirit.

b)

The rules that the Regents of Japan had to follow to rule instead of the emperor

c)

A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

d)

The main crop grown in Japan that helped them become successful

8.

"Tomeo was a match for a thousand warriors and fit to meet either god or devil… and so in this last fight, when all others had been slain or feld, among the last seven there rode Tomoe”

This quote describes the amazing samurai Tomoe. What was unique about this samurai?

a)

Tomoe was the emperor of Japan as well

b)

Tomoe defeated Jimmu in an epic battle

c)

Tomoe was a woman

d)

Legend states that Tomoe defeated the sun goddess

9.

Which of following is NOT an idea from Bushido?

a)

You must be loyal to your master

b)

You must be honorable and brave

c)

You must try to gain as much power as possible and rule others

d)

You must not be concerned with riches

10.

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Regent

11.

True or False: Under the Shogun, Japan’s wealth increased and people at all levels of society enjoyed this prosperity.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False: Life for women did not improve under the Shogun and they lost rights.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is an archipelago?

a)

A chain of islands

b)

A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

c)

A piece of land surrounded by water on 4 sides

d)

A narrow piece of land connect two larger pieces of land

14.

Check ALL That Apply: Most Japanese believed in what TWO religions?

a)

Shinto

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

e)

Neo-Confucianism

15.

What is Japanese writing called?

a)

Bushido

b)

Katana

c)

Katakana

d)

Hangul

16.

The Japanese developed different types of poetry. What type of poem has 3 lines with 17 syllables?

a)

Haiku

b)

Tanka

c)

Novel

d)

Shinto

17.

In Medieval Japan, the ________ had the most real power.

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Shaman

18.

Japanese nobles would fold paper to make decorative objects. The art of folding paper is called _______

a)

Origami

b)

Haiku

c)

Shinto

d)

Daoist