How did the Japanese use religious practices in their culture?

shinto shrines to nature, buddhist temples, samurai training

why did the Japanese get so much of their diet from the sea?

mountains left them with very little farmland

Japan was isolated from other cultures because...

they were on a series of islands

What similarities did Japan share with China?

chopsticks, bowing, government, architecture, Buddhism

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How did the Japanese use religious practices in their culture?
shinto shrines to nature, buddhist temples, samurai training
shinto shrines and samurai training, Christian temples
Buddhist temples and shrines, Greek warrior training
none of the above
2
Which form of poetry uses short verses to describe the beauty of nature?
Chinese
haiku
calligraphy
origami
3
What was the ruling class of Japan's greatest samurai warriors?
shogun
emperors
daimyo
shinto
4
What is the Japanese art form of folding paper into detailed shapes of animals?
porcelain
haiku
origami
calligraphy
5
Which of these are well-known Japanese art forms?
samurai swords and Roman gems
silk tapestries and calligraphy
silk tapestries and samurai swords
origami and calligraphy
6
In the Japanese feudal system the ______ were the lords, and the ______ were the vassals.
emperor, daimyo
daimyo, samurai
shogun, emperor
shogun, pharaohs
7
Which nearby nations influenced the development of Japanese culture?
Greece and Rome
China and Korea
Egypt and Rome
China and Rome
8
Though the _____ remained loyal to the emperor and shoguns, they ruled their own feudal lands.
shoguns
samurai
emperor
daimyo
9
why did the Japanese get so much of their diet from the sea?
mountains left them with very little farmland
they didn't have good farming techniques
seafood tastes better
they traded goods for most of their diet
10
which Yamato clan ruler decided that Japan should learn from Chinese culture?
Confucius
Hamurabi
Qin
Shotoku
11
Japan was isolated from other cultures because...
samurais were intimidating
too many mountains
their writing system was so unique
they were on a series of islands
12
what is a clan?
group of scholars
unit of samurai
group of relatives
group of priests
13
What similarities did Japan share with China?
shinto, seafood, swords, origami
chopsticks, bowing, polytheism, shinto, democracy
chopsticks, bowing, government, architecture, Buddhism
democracy, Christianity, Hellenism
14
what were the skilled Japanese warriors called?
daimyo
shinto
samurai
kami

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