WorksheetsAncient Japan
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
The oldest religion of Japan
Buddhism
Taoism
Shintoism
Samurai
A shogun is
a sumo wrestler
a noble
a military leader
spirit
What is the highest mountain in Japan?
Mount St. Helens
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Wannhoukalougie
Mount Fuji
What form of poetry originated in Japan?
sonnet
haiku
limerick
sestina
Japan was influenced culturally by whom?
Chinese and Russians
Koreans and Greeks
Chinese and Koreans
Koreans and Egyptians
Which statement BEST describes the role of the emperor of Japan during the feudal period?
The emperor had absolute control of Japan
The emperor was a cruel dictator who ruled harshly
The emperor was seen as a god
The emperor was a figurehead with limited power
What was the result of Japan's early experiences with Europeans?
Japan traveled widely and embraced cultural diffusion with the European countries
Japan invited foreign officials to visit and share their ideas
Japan sent representative to other countries
Japan adopted a policy of isolationism
What culture greatly influenced the Japanese writing system and language?
China
Spain
Greece
Italy
Which of the following strongly influenced the arts of Japan?
the importance of the sea in the lives of the people
the religious practices of Buddhism and Shintoism
the importance of farming to the people
the philosophy of Confucius
What was so scarce and valuable in Japan that control of it caused many conflicts?
land
gold
water
silver
When the shoguns gained power in Japan, how did it impact the emperor?
they allowed the emperor to make many decisions
they kept the emperor as a figurehead
they banished the emperor from Japan
they killed the emperor
How did Japan's location and characteristic influences its history?
It was an island nation that dominated world trade.
It was an island nation and isolated from other cultures.
It was an island nation and open to invasions.
It was an island nation and interacted with different cultures.
This person had little power in Japan, but were at the top of the social structure.
daimyo
shoguns
emperor
farmers
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that farming is difficult in Japan?
volcanoes
harsh desert sun
typhoons
earthquakes
The earliest religion practiced in Japan was
Shinto
Buddhism
Chatholicism
feudalism
From Korea, early Japan learned
a system of writing.
a way to grow rice.
about a calendar.
a form of government.
Japanese warriors who protected a particular lord and his estates were
clans.
samurai.
shoguns.
priests.
In a warrior government, the emperor was assisted by a powerful
knight.
clan.
shogun.
dynasty.
Expelling all Christians from Japan in the 1600s led to
the rule of the Yamato clan.
more people becoming samurai.
the emperor having less power.
Japan's isolation from the outside world.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was a ______ in Japan.
clan
samurai
shogun
shinto
Kingdoms in ancient Japan were based on family groups called
dynasties.
shoguns.
clans.
Shinto.
