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Japanese Vocabulary-World History

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit

a)

shogun

b)

bushido

c)

shinto

d)

daimyo

2.

clans

a)

extended families that live together

b)

many cans

c)

the way of the warrior

d)

a group of islands

3.

regent

a)

a group of islands

b)

the shinto spirit

c)

a person who rules a country for a person who is incapable

d)

royalty

4.

a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler

a)

clans

b)

samurai

c)

court

d)

archipelago

5.

A type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline (self indulgence) and meditation or quiet thinking

a)

shogun

b)

daimyo

c)

feudalism

d)

Zen Buddhism

6.

daimyo

a)

large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land

b)

a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

c)

large body of water

d)

people who rule others wrongly

7.

trained professional warriors who practiced zen buddhism

a)

samurai

b)

bushido

c)

kamikaze

d)

clans

8.

shogun

a)

someone who calls the front seat first

b)

a show gun

c)

a general who ruled japan surpassing the power of the emperor

d)

a big fight

9.

A leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else

a)

isolation

b)

Prince Shotoku

c)

figurehead

d)

bushido

10.

Bushido

a)

Japanese martial arts

b)

a tasty meal

c)

The "way of life" or lifestyle

d)

the "way of the warrior" or warrior code of behavior

11.

Kamikaze

a)

a modern Japanese jet

b)

the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets

c)

warriors willing to die for their family country

d)

evil spirits

12.

a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land

a)

feudalism

b)

prince shotoku

c)

heian period

d)

archipelago

13.

archipelago

a)

a group of islands

b)

a continent

c)

i hate history

d)

Japanese dwarfs

14.

to be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography

a)

symmetry

b)

Heian

c)

isolation

d)

the basis of Buddhism

15.

Heian Period

a)

the Japanese gold rush

b)

era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan

c)

a tragic era of suffering in Japan

d)

era when the wealthy Japanese porspered

16.

Prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan

a)

Prince Shogun

b)

Prince Bushido

c)

Prince Heian

d)

Prince Shotoku