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Japanese History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of landform is Japan?

a)

Peninsula

b)

Island

c)

Archipelago

d)

Plateau

2.

What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

a)

Yuan

b)

Shinto

c)

Daoism

d)

Shamanism

3.

Who were the Japanese warriors who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

a)

Shinto

b)

Knights

c)

Samurai

d)

Shaman

4.

What is Bushido?

a)

A religion that believes ALL things in nature have a spirit.

b)

The rules that the Regents of Japan had to follow to rule instead of the emperor

c)

A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

d)

The main crop grown in Japan that helped them become successful

5.

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

a)

Daimyo

b)

Shogun

c)

Samurai

d)

Regent

6.

Check ALL That Apply: Most Japanese believed in what TWO religions?

a)

Shinto

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

e)

Neo-Confucianism

7.

The Japanese developed different types of poetry. What type of poem has 3 lines with 17 syllables?

a)

Haiku

b)

Tanka

c)

Novel

d)

Shinto

8.

In Medieval Japan, the ________ had the most real power.

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Shaman

9.

Which religion believes that all parts of nature have spirits called kamis?

a)

Zen Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Daoism

10.

Who was at the top of Japan's social pyramid even though he was not really in charge?

a)

the king

b)

the shogun

c)

the emperor

d)

the figurehead

11.

How many islands does Japan have?

a)

100

b)

5

c)

8,000

d)

4,000

12.

A form of Japanese theatre

a)

Sumo

b)

Noh

c)

Haiku

d)

Woodblock Prints

13.

A form of Japanese Art

a)

Sumo

b)

Haiku

c)

Noh

d)

Woodblock Printing

14.

Ju-Jitsu means "gentle art" and is a way of defeating your opponent with fast punches and kicks

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A form of Japanese Wrestling

a)

Noh

b)

Haiku

c)

Sumo

d)

Karate

16.

Karate means

a)

Gentle Art

b)

Empty Hands

c)

Kick Boxing

d)

Judo

17.

Judo is a form of martial arts that teaches to

a)

unbalance opponent

b)

strike opponent

18.

The first Japanese civilization where called the

a)

Judo

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Jomon

19.

All things have Kami, including waterfalls, trees, and people

a)

true

b)

false

20.

The type of Buddhism that took hold in Japan

a)

Indian

b)

Tibetan

c)

Zen

d)

Golden