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Ancient Japan

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first true novelist?

a)

Jimmu Tenno

b)

Murasaki Shikibu

c)

Shotoku

d)

Wang Xizhi

2.

Who is the father of calligraphy?

a)

Yoritomo

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Wang Xizhi

d)

Shotoku

3.

Who was the first shogun?

a)

Wang Xizhi

b)

Jimmu Tenno

c)

Yoritomo

d)

Murasaki Shikibu

4.

The first emperor thought to have descended from the sun goddess.

a)

Jimmu Tenno

b)

Murasaki Shikibu

c)

Wang Xizhi

d)

Toritomo

5.

The prince who developed a constitution to establish a strong system of government.

a)

Shotoku

b)

Yoritomo

c)

Jimmu Tenno

d)

Wang Xizhi

6.

The art of fine handwriting.

a)

feudalism

b)

haiku

c)

kofun

d)

calligraphy

7.

A poem about nature with seventeen syllables.

a)

kami

b)

kofun

c)

haiku

d)

archipelago

8.

A large group of scattered islands.

a)

calligraphy

b)

feudalism

c)

haiku

d)

archipelago

9.

A giant circular, square, or key-shaped burial mound.

a)

kofun

b)

kami

c)

caliigraphy

d)

feudalism

10.

The gods or nature spirits of Shintoism.

a)

kami

b)

feudalism

c)

calligraphy

d)

archipelago

11.

A system of organizing and governing society based on land and service.

a)

archipelago

b)

calligraphy

c)

feudalism

d)

kami

12.

The Taika Reform took place around_______.

a)

645

b)

3002

c)

256

d)

It did not happen

13.

Japanese art, literature, and government were influenced by the country of _____.

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

India

d)

Mesopotamia

14.

The military leader who had the most political power and was chosen by the emperor was called a _____.

a)

Chief

b)

Nobleman

c)

Soilder

d)

Shogun

15.

The Japanese were organized by _____.

a)

houses

b)

teams

c)

shells

d)

clans

16.

To obtain help for their daily lives, the Japanese people believe the religion ______.

a)

Christianity

b)

Shintoism

c)

Buddhism

17.

to prepare for the life to come, the Japanese people believed the religion....

a)

Christianity

b)

Shintoism

c)

Buddhism

18.

The official language of the imperial court was _______.

a)

Mandarin

b)

Japanese

c)

Chinese

19.

What warrior had a duty to protect the chief noble?

a)

samurai

b)

shogun

c)

mogol

20.

Which religion teachers that the main purpose of existence is to lead a moral life?

a)

Shintoism

b)

Christianity

21.

Essay Question: Describe the life of a samurai.

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