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Ancient Japan

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oldest religion of Japan

a)

Buddhism

b)

Taoism

c)

Shintoism

d)

Samurai

2.

A shogun is

a)

a sumo wrestler

b)

a noble

c)

a military leader

d)

spirit

3.

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

a)

Mount St. Helens

b)

Mount Vesuvius

c)

Mount Wannhoukalougie

d)

Mount Fuji

4.

What form of poetry originated in Japan?

a)

sonnet

b)

haiku

c)

limerick

d)

sestina

5.

Japan was influenced culturally by whom?

a)

Chinese and Russians

b)

Koreans and Greeks

c)

Chinese and Koreans

d)

Koreans and Egyptians

6.
What type of social structure did they have? 
a)
Ogliarchy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Feudalism
d)
Democracy
7.
In feudal Japan, who was granted land in exchange for pledging to fight for their lords?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Emperor
c)
Farmers
d)
Samurai
8.
Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times
a)
Japan is separated by the Great Wall
b)
Japan is thousands of miles away from Korea and China
c)
Japan's island location separated it from other people in Asia
d)
trade between these nations was forbidden
9.

Which statement BEST describes the role of the emperor of Japan during the feudal period?

a)

The emperor had absolute control of Japan

b)

The emperor was a cruel dictator who ruled harshly

c)

The emperor was seen as a god

d)

The emperor was a figurehead with limited power

10.

What was the result of Japan's early experiences with Europeans?

a)

Japan traveled widely and embraced cultural diffusion with the European countries

b)

Japan invited foreign officials to visit and share their ideas

c)

Japan sent representative to other countries

d)

Japan adopted a policy of isolationism

11.

What culture greatly influenced the Japanese writing system and language?

a)

China

b)

Spain

c)

Greece

d)

Italy

12.

Which of the following strongly influenced the arts of Japan?

a)

the importance of the sea in the lives of the people

b)

the religious practices of Buddhism and Shintoism

c)

the importance of farming to the people

d)

the philosophy of Confucius

13.

What was so scarce and valuable in Japan that control of it caused many conflicts?

a)

land

b)

gold

c)

water

d)

silver

14.

When the shoguns gained power in Japan, how did it impact the emperor?

a)

they allowed the emperor to make many decisions

b)

they kept the emperor as a figurehead

c)

they banished the emperor from Japan

d)

they killed the emperor

15.

How did Japan's location and characteristic influences its history?

a)

It was an island nation that dominated world trade.

b)

It was an island nation and isolated from other cultures.

c)

It was an island nation and open to invasions.

d)

It was an island nation and interacted with different cultures.

16.

This person had little power in Japan, but were at the top of the social structure.

a)

daimyo

b)

shoguns

c)

emperor

d)

farmers

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that farming is difficult in Japan?

a)

volcanoes

b)

harsh desert sun

c)

typhoons

d)

earthquakes

18.

The earliest religion practiced in Japan was

a)

Shinto

b)

Buddhism

c)

Chatholicism

d)

feudalism

19.

From Korea, early Japan learned

a)

a system of writing.

b)

a way to grow rice.

c)

about a calendar.

d)

a form of government.

20.

Japanese warriors who protected a particular lord and his estates were

a)

clans.

b)

samurai.

c)

shoguns.

d)

priests.

21.

In a warrior government, the emperor was assisted by a powerful

a)

knight.

b)

clan.

c)

shogun.

d)

dynasty.

22.

Expelling all Christians from Japan in the 1600s led to

a)

the rule of the Yamato clan.

b)

more people becoming samurai.

c)

the emperor having less power.

d)

Japan's isolation from the outside world.

23.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was a ______ in Japan.

a)

clan

b)

samurai

c)

shogun

d)

shinto

24.

Kingdoms in ancient Japan were based on family groups called

a)

dynasties.

b)

shoguns.

c)

clans.

d)

Shinto.