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CH6 LESS 2 EARLY JAPAN

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because of its ____, only a small amount of Japan can be farmed.

a)

mountains


b)

lack of irrigation

c)


poor soil

d)

rivers


2.

The early Japanese built villages ____.

a)

along the coast and fished for food


b)

in the valleys and became shepherds


c)


near rivers and traded for food


d)


in the mountains and hunted for food


3.

The Yayoi brought farming and Buddhism to Japan.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

During the A.D. 500s, which clan became strong enough to rule most of Japan?

a)

Jimmu


b)


Yamato

c)

Silla


d)

Ninigi

5.

The early Japanese believed that humans, animals, plants, rocks, and rivers all have their own spirits.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Japanese belief in animism developed into a religion called ____.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism


c)

kami

d)

Shinto

7.

What did Prince Shotoku create to give Japan a strong, well-organized government?

a)

art, philosophy, and medicine

b)


a dynasty


c)

a Buddhist temple

d)

a constitution

8.

During the Taika, or Great Change, Japan was ____.

a)


conquered by the Chinese

b)

divided into provinces, or regional districts


c)


united with the Korean Peninsula​


d)

used as a model for the Chinese government

9.

During the Nara period, Japanese emperors did away with the practice of using examinations to hire officials.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Buddhist teachings became powerful in Japan during ____.

a)

the years of the Yayoi settlers


b)


the Nara Period

c)


the rule of the Yamato clan


d)

the reign of Prince Shotoku


11.

a people who brought farming to Japan

a)

Yayoi

b)

Jimmu

c)

kami

d)

Nara

12.

Yamato leader who took the title “emperor of heaven”

a)

Yayoi

b)

Jimmu

c)

kami

d)

Nara

13.

nature spirits

a)

Yayoi

b)

Jimmu

c)

kami

d)

Nara

14.

plan of government

a)

government

b)

constitution

c)

law

d)

corruption

15.

capital city of Japan in the 700s C.E.

a)

Jimmu

b)

Yayoi

c)

kami

d)

Nara

16.

People who follow Shinto believe

a)

in one God.

b)

everything in nature has a spirit.

c)


in Buddhism.

d)

they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle.

17.

What did the Yamato do during the Taika, or Great Change?

a)

created a strong central government

b)

reduced the emperor’s power

c)

built many Buddhist temples

d)


gave civil service examinations

18.

Government officials during the Nara period were hired because they

a)

were nobles from powerful families.

b)


were friends of the emperor.

c)

did well on examinations.

d)

were related to the emperor.

19.

The four largest Japanese islands are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and

a)

Hokkaido.

b)

Kamakura.

c)


Kyoto.

d)

Tokyo.

20.

Prince Shotoku admired this country’s civilization.

a)

China

b)


Egypt

c)

Italy

d)

Korea

21.

How did Shotoku's constitution affect the Japanese people?

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22.

Who was the first emperor of Japan? What gave him the right to rule Japan?

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