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Duplicate of Geography and Early Japan
Duplicate of Geography and Early Japan
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In
The Tale of Genji,
Lady Murasaki Shikibu describes life in Japan:
all answers are correct
only how the emperor lived
court life, how did nobles lived
how did peasants lived
2
An early Japanese leader looked to find more ideas from outside of Japan, so he did this:
Sent people to live in China and Korea so they could learn
Adopted cultural and governmental ideas to improve Japan
Invited people from Korea, China to visit and live in Japan
Prince Shotoku did all mentioned above
3
Japan's geography is:
islands with very little coastal plains
a result of volcanic mountains creating islands
All answers are correct
four major islands and smaller islands to the south
4
The most popular art forms of the Heian period were:
architecture
calligraphy
All answers are correct
painting
5
In order to summon the kami spirit, people need to :
clap twice, offer their prayers and bow again
all answers are correct
bow
ring a bell
6
Nobles of Heian worked to make their city beautiful by:
wooden frames left unpainted a natural and simple design
building and modeling a new city after the Chinese capital
All answers are correct
used Chinese building styles, especially in the temples
7
This picture represents what part of Shinto, the religion of Japan
All answers are correct
the shrine where people pray
the spirit, in Shinto
the gate to the shrine, called a Torii
8
A samurai needs to use this in order to perform his responsibility to society or people:
know how to use the sword and when not to
be honorable and skillful
be knowledgeable and intelligent
all answers are correct
9
A Japanese noble had a love for beauty in:
wearing full silk robes, an elaborate outfits
own appearance
decorative fans with flowers attached
All answers are correct
10
Japanese performing arts developed from traditional performances
In these plays actors mimicked other people
All answers are correct
In Noh plays, they combined music, speaking, and dance
These plays often tell about great heroes or figures of past
11
According to Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan everything in nature:
Water, mountains, and rocks had spirits
all answers are correct
The Moon is a spirit
The Sun is a spirit
12
Nearness to the sea shaped people's life in Japan by:
living near the coast
eating seafood
Fishing
All answers are correct
13
Heian nobles liked in their paintings:
paintings that illustrated stories or scenes
scenes from nature or court life
All answers are correct
bright, bold colors
14
This group of people in Japan is shrouded in mystery, historians cannot place their origin:
Japanese
Koreans
Ainu
Chinese
15
Women carefully chose their words to make their writing beautiful in Heian court
writing was popular
women wrote diaries and journals
All answers are correct
women wrote in the Japanese language
16
Japan improved by the influence from other people
From Korea came Buddhism
From China, buildings, writing, and tea drinking
Chinese and Korean ideas shaped Japan in its own way
All answers are correct
17
Japanese nobles had poetry slam parties
All answers are correct
poems during this time only had five lines
parties in which they took turn to read poems to each other
poems were mostly about love or nature
18
In 794, the emperors move to this new city, now modern day Kyoto:
Hokkaido
Musashi
Honshu
Heian
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a group of nobles who live near and serve the emperor as advisers:
samurai
court
emperor
shogun
20
Powerful clan leaders organized the first settlements in Japan, leaders were also:
selfish
all answers are correct
constantly at war
religious leaders, they thought were from nature spirits
21
The first Japanese lived in the biggest island in Japan and did this for a living:
lived in farming villages
herded porcupines
raised cattle
hunted for squirrels
22
Buddhism became something of an art form in Heian Japan
All answers are correct
Zen, people believed having good behavior led to wisdom
Pure Land Buddhism didn't require special rituals
Nobles' religion reflected their love of elaborate rituals
23
"dwellers among the clouds", this is the name for:
court nobles in Heian
peasants
daimyo
samurai
24
Lady Murasaki Shikibu is important because:
entertaining readers it describes the daily lives of nobles
she wrote the oldest novel in the world and the best
the tale tells of the customs and attitudes of Heian court
all answers are correct
25
Early Japanese did not have a written language, so:
Japanese women created Japan's written language
They borrowed from China
All answers are correct
Japanese developed Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana writing