A new social order called feudalism was the result of...

a lawless and violent life under the shoguns

Why did each Daimyo need a small army of samurai?

Other clans tried to take away the lands of the daimyo.

Which best describes the shogun and the emperor?

Shogun ruled, while the emperor was a figurehead

Why did Minamoto Yoritomo change the role of the shogun?

He plan to rule all Japan in the name of the emperor

Zen Buddhism appealed to the samurai mainly because...

Meditation helped make them fearless warriors.

Under the Taika reform

People and land became subjects of the emperor.

Prince Shotoku gained the power to rule Japan...

By serving as regent for Empress Suiko

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1
Under the code of bushido, to whom did a samurai owe the greatest loyalty?
His lord
The emperor
The lord's peasants
His own family
2
A new social order called feudalism was the result of...
a lawless and violent life under the shoguns
the Yamamoto clan becoming the first imperial family
Prince Shotoku uniting Japan
The Constitution of Seventeen Articles
3
What came to Japan from Korea in A.D. 552?
Buddhist priests
An invading army
Chinese priests
Daoist priests
4
The Tale of Genji, is considered to be the world's first...
poem
novel
movie
biography
5
Murasaki Shikibu, the author of The Tale of Genji, came from which group in Japanese society?
Royalty
Nobles
Peasants
Commoners
6
A social system in which lords grant people land in exchange for military service.
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
feudalism
7
Using Buddhism to unite Japan, Prince Shotoku had to shrink the power of
Buddhist priests
Emperor Jimmu
clan leaders
Mrs. Hatcher
8
Why did each Daimyo need a small army of samurai?
They had to fight to hold their place of honor in the court.
Getting together gave the samurai more power.
Power of the Buddhist preists needed to be kept in check.
Other clans tried to take away the lands of the daimyo.
9
Which best describes the shogun and the emperor?
Shogun was a warrior who assisted the emperor
Emperor was a landowner who hired shoguns to work the land.
Shogun ruled, while the emperor was a figurehead
Emperor was a leader who hired shoguns for protection.
10
Why did Minamoto Yoritomo change the role of the shogun?
He saw it as a way to defeat the Taira clan
He plan to rule all Japan in the name of the emperor
He wanted to get rid of the samurai.
He wanted to be leader of the imperial army
11
Zen Buddhism appealed to the samurai mainly because...
Meditation helped make them fearless warriors.
The rituals were easier than other forms of Buddhism.
it was the easiest path to enlightenement
It relied on prayer and complex rituals
12
The major land area of a continent.
land
space
mainland
archipelago
13
Under the Taika reform
One member of each family had to live in China.
Clan leaders were not subject to the emperor.
Everyone agreed Mrs. Hatcher has the best singing voice.
People and land became subjects of the emperor.
14
As a result of Japan's mountainous landscape, this was an effect on Japanese way of life:
people must get their food from the sea
All of the above.
people live on flat plains or along the coastline
little farming possible
15
In the Japanese writing system of Kana, each character or symbol stands for...
The sound of a syllable.
A phrase.
A single word.
The sound of a letter
16
Which of the following art forms is unique to Japan?
Romantic novels
Decorative gardens
Haiku
5 paragraph essay
17
A supreme, or grand, military commander.
ruler
emperor
lord
shogun
18
The Japanese spoke their own language but, at first, used characters from
Japanese syllables
Shinto beliefs
Chinese writing
Korean writing
19
Prince Shotoku's constitution was based on
Hinduism and Daoism
Buddhism and Confucianism
Christianity and Buddhism
Shintoism and Buddhism
20
A chain of islands
feudalism
mainland
shogun
archipelago
21
Plan of government
constitution
laws
feudalism
declaration
22
What is the social order of feudal Japan? Left (Most important) to right
Samurai-Daimyo-Shogun
Samurai- Daimyo-Shogun
Daimyo-Samurai-Shogun
Shogun- Daimyo- Samurai
23
Which religion appealed to warriors and samurai because of its focus on self-discipline?
Zen Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
Pure Land Buddhism
24
Prince Shotoku gained the power to rule Japan...
through the sport of the samurai
By serving as regent for Empress Suiko
by fighting his way to power
as a gift from the sun goddess
25
Japan's native religion was...
Shinto
Buddhism
Christianity
Confucianism

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