What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?

He increased contact with neighboring cultures.

Name a big difference between the Chinese capital Chang’an and the Japanese capital Nara?

Nara lacked a wall for protection.

After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese

simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.

How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?

New musical instruments were used.

In Buddhist teachings, how does meditation help lead to wisdom?

by emptying the mind of distracting thoughts

The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to

respect for the beauty of nature.

Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?

Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.

When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?

They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.

How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?

by counting the syllables in each line

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1
Prince Shotoku’s creating ranks for government officials was based on
Confucian ideas.
Buddhist ideas.
Shinto ideas.
Muslim ideas.
2
What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?
He divided power among the chiefs of clans.
He increased contact with neighboring cultures.
He turned it into an agricultural society.
He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing.
3
Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jito made changes in land ownership to strengthen imperial power.
military leaders
merchants
peasants
clan leaders
4
Name a big difference between the Chinese capital Chang’an and the Japanese capital Nara?
Nara lacked a wall for protection.
Nara lacked an imperial palace.
Nara lacked temples and monasteries.
Nara lacked an orderly street pattern.
5
As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of
armored warriors.
emperors.
the Buddha.
Shinto kami.
6
After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese
invented a new set of characters based on objects in Japan.
began speaking Chinese in everyday conversation.
changed their grammar to be more like Chinese.
simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.
7
How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?
Japanese chants became more popular.
New musical instruments were used.
The Japanese sang only Chinese songs.
The Japanese hired Chinese musicians.
8
In Buddhist teachings, how does meditation help lead to wisdom?
by encouraging the study of books by enlightened teachers
by emptying the mind of distracting thoughts
by teaching the steps to a moral life
by providing a time to regret one's sins
9
The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to
a code of moral rules.
the cycle of pain and suffering.
worship of foreign gods.
respect for the beauty of nature.
10
A central teaching of Mahayana, the form of Buddhism that reached Japan, was that
life on Earth is the only life.
only the material world is real.
all buddhas hold false beliefs.
all people can reach nirvana.
11
Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?
Korea and Japan - different crops b/c of different climates
Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.
Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.
Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.
12
When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?
They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.
They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts.
They worked as slaves for middle-class families.
They set up a new government over the country.
13
Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government
filled jobs based on examinations.
had a bureaucracy of officials.
depended on local leaders.
ruled over Korea and China.
14
How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?
by identifying the social class described
by analyzing the symbols described
by counting the syllables in each line
by checking whether pairs of lines rhyme

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