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Heian-kyo:Japan's Golden Age
Heian-kyo:Japan's Golden Age
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1
What type of wrestling did aristocrats watch for fun?
Greco-Roman
WWF
Freestyle
Sumo
2
In literature and writing, rich people were expected to compose poetry in public.
True
False
3
What did emperors do for top nobles at the time?
Taxed them a lot of money
They did nothing for them
Jailed them
Gave them manors and didn't tax them
4
Who was the most important family that controlled Japan for nearly 300 years during the Heian period?
Kawasaki Family
Morimoto Family
Fujiwara Family
Akuma Family
5
What is hiragana writing?
form of writing that used that made reading and writing easier.
It was a noble people's religion in Japan
It a form of ceremonial dancing and acting
It was the name of a famous novel
6
The name of the greatest masterpiece of Heian sculpture made by Jocho was...
The Fujiwara temple
Baby Buddha
Tokyo Palace
Amida Buddha
7
Under which Fujiwara leader did Japan build palaces, mansions, and temples?
Fujiwara Yamato-e
Fujiwara Genji
Fujiwara Michinaga
Fujiwara Murasaki Shikibu
8
Bugaku is performance that combines music, dance, and drama.
False
True
9
Giving the nobles, or wealthy, people manors and not charging taxes helped make the government weak.
False
True
10
Early Japanese art was influenced by..........
California
India
China
Vietnam
11
Yamato-e was when painters drew thin lines and filled them in with colors.
False
True
12
Why did Emperor Kammu move the capital from Nara, in 784?
He thought the priests had too much power
He wanted to be closer to family
He was bored
Nara had no gold
13
The top three ranks in the social pyramid, or Heian Court were....
high court nobles, who were rich people appointed by the emperor.
Less important officials
Minor officials
Clerks and peasants
14
Most people in the countryside during the Heian period were rich.
True
False
15
What did Heian society think was most important?
beauty, fashion, and elegance (style)
Intelligence
honesty
generosity (giving to others)
16
The new form of painting developed by the Heian artists was....
Red Tomato
Fujiwara
Katakana
Yamato-e
17
Rango was a game where women balanced sticks on a finger.
True
False
18
There were 15 main ranks in the Heian Court hierarchy, which is the social pyramid.
False
True
19
Emperor Kammu chose Heian-kyo because it was smaller and harder to defend from enemies.
True
False
20
What does “Kyo” mean in Japanese?
Town
Ocean view
Emperor
City
21
By the 9th century, the aristocrats, rich people, took the power from the emperor?
True
False
22
Name one reason the Fujiwara family gained power in Japan?
No one knows
Asked to be part of the emperor's family
Married daughters into the emperor's family
Conquered Japan
23
What is Kemari?
Game was to float cups and drink from them
A formal Japanese writing
Game whose object was to kick a ball in the air without hitting ground
Japanese wrestling
24
How did nobles in all the ranks receive money and profits?
Conquering other lands
Saved money in their banks
Rice farms and taxes paid by peasants
Labor they did themselves
25
Floating cups in a stream, taking a drink, and then composing and reciting a poem was...
A custom named Fujiwara
A custom named Hinata
A custom named Festival of the Snake
A custom named Kana
26
What is Yoki?
Beautiful writing called calligraphy
First Japanese language
Manga
Good taste in art, fashion, poetry, and appreciate beauty
27
How did the aristocrats, or wealthy people, treat the poor in the Heian Period.
Wrote books about them
Gave them free food
Treated them well
Ignored them and treated them poorly
28
The first romance novel written by Murasaki Shikibu was....
Peppa Pig
Kana
The Tale of Genji
Pillow Talk
