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Early Japan Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An extended family 
a)
Shinto
b)
Clan
c)
Regent
2.
The traditional religion of Japan
a)
Shinto
b)
Clans
c)
Regent
3.
What is a unique geographical feature of Japan?
a)
It is made up of islands
b)
The Sahara Desert
c)
The snowy mountains
4.
Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?
a)
the sea
b)
trading with other countries
c)
farming
d)
hunting
5.
Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?
a)
China and Korea
b)
China and Russia
c)
Korea and Russia
d)
Egypt and Greece
6.
What countries are Japan's nearest neighbors?
a)
Russia and China
b)
Korea and Thailand
c)
Korea and China
d)
Hawaii and Australia 
7.

What relationship is Zen Buddhism based on?

a)

Nature

b)

Morality

c)

Kami

d)

Relationships

8.

What do members of a clan share?

a)

A common last name

b)

A common ancestor

c)

A parent

d)

A grandparent

9.

Japanese people lived on coastal plains because most of Japan

a)

has many mountains that are difficult to live on and farm

b)

has rivers and lakes that often cause floods

c)

is a vast desert

d)

has a very cold climate

10.

People who follow Shinto believe

a)

in one god

b)

in Buddhism

c)

everything in nature has kami

d)

in following a vegetarian lifestyle

11.

A famous form of Japanese poetry is

a)

haiku

b)

limerick

c)

sonnet

d)

couplet

12.

Japanese arts were heavily influenced by the religious practices of

a)

Confucianism and Buddhism

b)

Confucianism and Shinto

c)

Buddhism and Islam

d)

Shinto and Buddhism

13.

Even though Japan created their own culture, they borrowed ideas from areas close by such as China and ___.

a)

India

b)

Korea

c)

Egypt

d)

Greece

14.

Which ocean is closest to Japan?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

15.

Japan is an example of an

a)

archipelago.

b)

tsunami.

c)

plateau.

d)

tundra.

16.

People who follow Shinto believe

a)

in Hinduism.

b)

they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle.

c)

in one God.

d)

everything in nature has a spirit.

17.

What common factor united people in a specific clan in early Japan?

a)

Religion

b)

Ancestry

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Farming methods

18.

What was a key outdoor feature of many Japanese nobles' homes?

a)

A garden

b)

A pool

c)

A theater

d)

A temple

19.

This Sun Goddess was the Yamato clan's primary Deity _________________.

a)

Zeus

b)

Amaterasu

c)

Ra

d)

Vishnu

20.

Other than rice, what do the Japanese have to depend on for food and trade?

a)

Hunting

b)

Crop Rotation

c)

Fishing

d)

Silk Road

21.

Japan had what percent of usable farm land?

a)

1/2

b)

1/8

c)

1/5

d)

100 %

22.

What do both Shinto and Zen Buddhism have in common?

a)

They have a deep respect for nature

b)

They are founded by Buddha

c)

They have the same sacred text

d)

They rely on Monks to pray

23.
Which of the religions below is indigenous to Japan?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Shinto
c)
Confucianism
d)
Hinduism
24.
According to Shinto beliefs, all elements, including the sun, trees, rocks, and animals, have a kami. Which of the following best describes a kami? 
a)
spiritual guru
b)
nature spirit
c)
Jewish prophet
d)
high priest
25.

When Japan closed their ports and refused to interact with other countries, this is known as

a)

Segregation

b)

Isolationism

c)

Militarism

26.
What is bushido?
a)
Samurai code of rules 
b)
Shinto's religious leader
c)
Another name for the emperor
d)
type of government with social classes
27.
Zen Buddhism became popular in Japan in the 1100s. This distinct form was especially popular with the warrior class. It was different from other forms because it placed importance on 
a)
faith and good behavior
b)
observance of rituals and wisdom
c)
self-discipline and meditation
d)
sacrifice and ancestor worship
28.
True or False: Most of Japan's land is not fit for farming.
a)

True

b)
False
29.

Which ocean lies to the east of Japan?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

30.

Which of the following countries is geographically closest to Japan?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Malaysia

c)

South Korea

d)

Vietnam

31.
Japan is an ________________________, which is a group of islands.
a)
archipelago
b)
peninsula
c)
watershed
d)
fief
32.

Which is the longest river in Japan?

a)

Yangtze

b)

Huang Ho

c)

Shinano

d)

Irtysh

33.

What does isolationism mean?

a)

to be open to trading

b)

a form of economic protectionism.

c)

a strategy of military defense.

d)

to be shut off from the world

34.
Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?
a)
the sea
b)
trading with other countries
c)
farming
d)
hunting
35.

Which is the highest mountain in Japan?

a)

Mt. Makalu

b)

Mt. Fuji

c)

Mt. Kosciusko

d)

Mt. Logan

36.

Which of the main islands of Japan is the biggest?

a)

Kyushu

b)

Hokkaido

c)

Shikoku

d)

Honshu

37.

Shintoism is another name for ____?

a)

Way of the Ancestry

b)

Way of the water

c)

Way of the spirit or Kami

38.
An extended family 
a)
Shinto
b)

Uji

c)
Regent
39.
The traditional religion of Japan
a)
Shinto
b)
Clans
c)
Regent
40.

Current emperors still trace their roots back to the which Dynastical clan.

a)

Confucius

b)

Yamato

c)

Shang

d)

Ming

41.

This was the name of the 1st Japanese Dynasty

a)

Yamato

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Amaterasu

42.

What is the name of this entrance to the Shinto Shrine

a)

Yamato

b)

Divine Temple

c)

Torii Gate

d)

Daoist Gate

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