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WorksheetsCultural Influences on Japan and its Government
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?
Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.
Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.
Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.
Korea and Japan grew different crops because of different climates.
What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?
He turned it into an agricultural society.
He divided power among the chiefs of clans.
He increased contact with neighboring cultures
He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing
When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?
They set up a new government over the country.
They worked as slaves for middle-class families.
They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.
They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts
Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government (a)
Prince Shotoku’s creating ranks for government officials was based on (a)
Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jito made changes in land ownership to strengthen imperial power. Who would have been most upset by these changes? (a)
In medieval times, Japan absorbed different cultures because Prince Shotoku
conquered many cities in Korea and China.
had relatives that lived in Korea and China.
encouraged contact with Korea and China.
ruled Japan after ruling Korea and China.
In medieval times, ideas from other cultures traveled to Japan by way of the (a)
What happened to Japanese culture when Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku came into power in 593?
Japan was not influenced by other cultures.
Other cultures emerged for the first time.
Other cultures completely replaced Japans's.
Cultural diffusion occurred at a faster rate.
Which of the following is true of Japan during Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku's reign? (Pick three)
Japan's power was divided among chiefs.
Japan had a rural agricultural society.
Women had a relatively high status.
Slaves had a relatively high status.
Unlike Japan's emperor, the Chinese emperor
divided up China's land into clans.
had loose control over China's land.
ruled with the help of a bureaucracy.
assured clans were semi-independent.
What key difference between China and Japans's government emerged in the 9th century?
Uji chiefs regained their power and control of land again.
Noble family members held high governmental positions.
Government officials were appointed based on merit.
Japanese emperors became the main ruler of the land.
In the late 7th century, Japanese land was taken from the clans and given to the emperor who
redistributed it to free men and women.
divided it into various different regions.
gave it to wealthy government officials.
sold it to other countries at high prices.
What continent is Japan a part of? (a)
Japan is made up of four main islands.
True
False
