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Chapter 5 Japan

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of #1?

a)

China

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Japan

d)

Sea of Japan

2.

What is the name of #2?

a)

China

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Japan

d)

Sea of Japan

3.

What is the name of #3?

a)

China

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Japan

d)

Sea of Japan

4.

What is the name of #4?

a)

China

b)

Korean Peninsula

c)

Japan

d)

Sea of Japan

5.

What is the name of #5?

a)

China

b)

North Pacific Ocean

c)

Japan

d)

Sea of Japan

6.

Who introduced Confucianism to Japan?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

China AND Korea

7.

Who introduced Buddhism to Japan?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

China AND Korea

8.

Who introduced Chinese writing to Japan?

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

China AND Korea

9.

Harmony (peace) is an idea from....

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Animism

d)

Shintoism

10.

Government being more important than the people is an idea from...

a)

Buddhism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Animism

d)

Shintoism

11.

Which phrases describe the Heian aristocracy (rich people)?

a)

peaceful period of government

b)

developed a unique culture for Japan

c)

a time of war

d)

art was central or important to their lives

12.

Who is at the top in #1?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

Samurai

d)

Peasant

13.

Who is at the top in #2?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

Samurai

d)

Peasant

14.

Who is in #4?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

Samurai

d)

Peasants

15.

Kami means

a)

trees

b)

shrines

c)

spirit of a god

d)

tradition

16.

Why do Shintoists perform rituals (actions)?

a)

To build discipline & be close to nature

b)

To build discipline & moral (heart) purity

17.

Match the following

rich high class of royal people

animism

belief that plants and animals have spirits

aristocracy

a lifestyle of living in family groups

archipelago

stretch of many islands

clans

a person who keeps peace and represents their country

diplomat

18.

Which philosophy most influenced the Japanese respect for elders and family hierarchy?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Animism

d)

Shintoism

19.

Which country played a key role in transmitting Buddhism from China to Japan?

a)

Mongolia

b)

Vietnam

c)

Korea

d)

India

20.

What is the Japanese term for the spirits or gods worshipped in Shinto?

a)

Kami

b)

Bodhisattva

c)

Samurai

d)

Daimyo