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Early Japan 101

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where continent is Japan located?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

USA

d)

Europe

2.

Which countries does Japan share maritime borders with?

a)

Asia.

b)

North Pacific Sea.

c)

USA and Russia.

d)

China, Russia, North Korea, and South Korea.

3.

Jomon Period: - What did people do for a living?

a)

Agriculture, hunting, and fishing

b)

Only hunting

c)

Only fishing

4.

What is one characteristic of the Yayoi Period?

a)

The rise of landowners

b)

Pottery

c)

Handmade craft

5.

What did people grow during the Yayoi period?

a)

Wheat

b)

Fish

c)

Rice

d)

Green beans

6.

Chinese ideas were first promoted in which period?

a)

Jomon Period

b)

Yayoi Period

c)

Kofun Period

d)

Asuka Period

7.

Which Chinese ideas were introduced during the Asuka period?

a)

Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese writing system

b)

Buddhism

c)

Shinto

d)

Pottery

8.

What were Taika Reforms?

a)

New rules and reforms to start democratic Japan.

b)

A set of rules for landowners.

c)

They were new government, administrative, and economic reforms.

d)

Reforms were made in order to build new cities.

9.

What is tax immunity?

a)

People that are allergic to taxes.

b)

People that don't pay taxes.

c)

People that pay more taxes than others.

d)

People who decide how much taxes should be paid.

10.

During the Nara period, which Chinese dynasty did they model their government after?

a)

Han Dynasty

b)

Shang Dynasty

c)

Zhou Dynasty

d)

Tang Dynasty

11.

What happened during Heian Period? (Select 2)

a)

Rise of Chinese influences.

b)

Rise of Japanese art, literature, and writing.

c)

Decline of Chinese influence.

d)

Decline of Japanese art, literature, and writing.

12.

What is a samurai?

a)

A warrior

b)

A teacher

c)

A high-class emperor

13.

What is a landowner?

a)

Someone who built houses.

b)

Someone who owns cattle.

c)

Someone who is very powerful.

d)

Someone who owns lands.

14.

What is pottery?

a)

Handmade paper craft

b)

Articles and stuff made of clay

c)

Metallurgy

15.

In which period was evident the evolution of social classes?

a)

Yayoi Period

b)

Jomon Period

c)

Kofun Period

d)

Asuka Period.

16.

Taika Reforms were modeled after which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Asia

c)

China

d)

Russia