WorksheetsInfluence on Japan
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In medieval times, Japan absorbed different cultures because Prince Shotoku
a)
A. conquered many cities in Korea and China.
b)
B. had relatives that lived in Korea and China.
c)
C. encouraged contact with Korea and China.
d)
D. ruled Japan after ruling Korea and China.
2.
In medieval times, ideas from other cultures traveled to Japan by way of the
a)
A. Korean Peninsula.
b)
B. Hidaka Mountains.
c)
C. Japanese Alps.
d)
D. Chugoku Range.
3.
What happened to Japanese culture when Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku came into power in 593?
a)
A. Japan was not influenced by other cultures.
b)
B. Other cultures emerged for the first time.
c)
C. Other cultures completely replaced Japans's.
d)
D. Cultural diffusion occurred at a faster rate.
4.
Which of the following is true of Japan just prior to and into the reign of Empress Suiko and Prince Shotoku's?
a)
A. Japan's power was divided among chiefs.
b)
B. Japan had a rural agricultural society.
c)
C. Women had a relatively high status.
d)
D. all of the above
5.
Unlike Japan's emperor, the Chinese emperor
a)
A. divided up China's land into clans.
b)
B. had loose control over China's land.
c)
C. ruled with the help of a bureaucracy.
d)
D. assured clans were semi-independent.
6.
The difference in the capital cities of Nara, Japan and Chang'an, China was scale (Japan's was much smaller and
a)
A. Nara had a Wall
b)
B. Chang'an had a Wall
c)
C. Nara was more populated
d)
D. Both a and b are correct
7.
Japan's original religion that expresses respect for nature is called?
a)
A. Nirvana.
b)
B. Shinto.
c)
C. Kami.
d)
D. Buddhism.
8.
What does Buddhism's moral code focus on?
a)
A. expressed respect
b)
B. acting correctly
c)
C. using meditation
d)
D. all of the above
9.
Why were medieval Japanese documents written in Chinese?
a)
A. Buddhist documents were written in Chinese.
b)
B. Japanese scribes were usually born in China.
c)
C. Ancient Japanese was only a spoken language.
d)
D. Chinese was the original language of Japan.
10.
In medieval times, where did Japan get many new art and sculpture techniques from?
a)
A. France and Britain
b)
B. Kani and Kana
c)
C. Korea and China
d)
D. India and Thailand
11.
The early form of Japanese poetry that developed from Japan's oral tradition is called
a)
A. tanka.
b)
B. tatebu.
c)
C. kana.
d)
D. kanji.
12.
What kind of architectural design did the Japanese adopt when Buddhism arrived in Japan?
a)
A. the stupas design
b)
B. the tanka design
c)
C. the kanji design
d)
D. the pagoda design
13.
The form of Chinese court music that arrived to Japan in the 6th century is called
a)
A. sheng.
b)
B. gagaku.
c)
C. phoenix.
d)
D. pagoda.
14.
Wind instrument called a sheng (China) or sho (Japan) was a mouth organ shaped like a (kind of)
a)
A. mythical bird called a phoenix
b)
B. cup of tea
c)
C. saxophone
d)
D. kami devil
15.
Shinto priests built shrines that reflected Japan's
a)
A. agricultural society and love for nature.
b)
B. progressive industry and complex history.
c)
C. good economy and appreciation for art.
d)
D. changing values and different morals.
16.
Choose the appropriate question for this answer: Japan BLENDED new ideas with old traditions
a)
What was early Japan like?
b)
How did Japan adopt new ideas and what did they do with these new ideas?
c)
Where did Japan get their cultural ideas from?
d)
all of them
17.
What is Shinto?
a)
Japanese religion
b)
a religion that celebrates life and nature
c)
a religion emphasizing morality and purification
d)
all of the choices
18.
The pagoda design for temples was adapted by Japan from China. The pagoda design was adapted by China from __________. There they had a bell shape design for buildings.
a)
Korea
b)
India
c)
Russia
d)
Philippines
19.
Tanka, a form of Japanese poetry, follows specific lines and syllables. What topics were they normally about?
a)
love and nature
b)
war and peace
c)
love and war
d)
peace and love
20.
As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of
a)
Suiko
b)
Buddha
c)
Shotoku
d)
Confucius
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