What were two tactical advantages held by the Mongol army when it attacked other groups?

long-range arrows and horsemanship skills

How did the Nara Period of Japanese history change Japanese culture?

The government studied and imported Chinese ideas and cultural practices.

What effect has geography had on the island of Japan?

The seas have isolated Japan and protected it from invasion.

Why did Japanese society adopt both Shintoism and Buddhism?

It believed that each religion focused on different needs.

Justinian I is known for which achievement?

updating and codifying Roman laws

How did Zheng He impact Ancient China?

He explored much of the Indian Ocean and spread Chinese influence.

What role do Kami play in Shintoism?

They are nature spirits that are worshiped.

How did the government of Japan change during the Nara period?

The government was reorganized and divided into several different ranks

Which statement best describes how Japan was influenced by a tradition from another culture?

Confucian ideas from China influenced Japanese government.

What effect has geography had on the islands of Japan?

The mountains limited the area available for farming.

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1
Which nation had the greatest influence on Japanese culture and government during the Nara Period?
Australia
China
Korea
India
2
What were two tactical advantages held by the Mongol army when it attacked other groups?
camels and huge amounts of supplies
knowledge of geography and cannons
gunpowder and fearless slaves
long-range arrows and horsemanship skills
3
The Byzantine Empire continued many of the traditions of which other empire?
Heian Japan
Tang Dynasty
Mongolian Empire
Roman Empire
4
What religion is most closely associated to shrines like this?
Shintoism
Buddhism
Catholicism
Hinduism
5
What two religions had the greatest impact on Japanese culture?
Buddhism and Judaism
Christianity and Judaism
Christianity and Shintoism
Buddhism and Shintoism
6
How did the Nara Period of Japanese history change Japanese culture?
The military became the political leaders of the government.
The government secluded Japanese culture from the outside world.
The adoption of Buddhism increased the importance of trade and economics.
The government studied and imported Chinese ideas and cultural practices.
7
Which geographical feature is located in East Asia?
Euphrates River
Nile River
Yellow River
Amazon River
8
What effect has geography had on the island of Japan?
Famine was common in Japan due to the limited area available for farming.
The seas have isolated Japan and protected it from invasion.
Japan has been invaded by many countries during its history.
Water is scarce on the islands of Japan making it hard to grow crops.
9
Which structure was built under the guidance of Justinian?
Parthenon
Hagia Sophia
Colosseum
Great Wall
10
Which historical leader is most closely associated with the Mongol Empire?
Marco Polo
Genghis Khan
Shah Abbas
Mansa Musa
11
Which religion began in Japan?
Shinto
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
12
Why did Japanese society adopt both Shintoism and Buddhism?
It believed that both religions created conflicts.
It believed that Shinto ceremonies were created by Buddha.
It believed that each religion focused on different needs.
It believed that the Shinto gods created Buddhism.
13
Justinian I is known for which achievement?
establishing Islam as the main religion of the Byzantine Empire
updating and codifying Roman laws
increasing the separation between religious laws and the government
preventing the collapse of the Western Roman Empire
14
How did Zheng He impact Ancient China?
He explored much of the Indian Ocean and spread Chinese influence.
He brought Buddhism to China.
He brought democracy to China.
He destroyed the Silk Road and weakened the Chinese economy.
15
What role do Kami play in Shintoism?
They are books that record history.
They are temples that house sacred teachings.
They are priests that spread religious ideas.
They are nature spirits that are worshiped.
16
Which number correctly identifies China?
3
2
1
4
17
How did the government of Japan change during the Nara period?
The government began to employ commoners and used civil service exams
The government was reorganized and divided into several different ranks
The government was overthrown in a democratic revolution.
The government stopped practicing feudalism.
18
This excerpt shows the influence of which tradition on early Japanese government?
Islam
Confucianism
Hinduism
Christianity
19
This quote is a teaching from which religion?
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shintoism
Hinduism
20
Which religion best completes this chart?
Shinto
Hinduism
Judaism
Christianity
21
Which statement best describes how Japan was influenced by a tradition from another culture?
Confucian ideas from China influenced Japanese government.
Islam spread by Arab traders influenced Japanese religion.
European feudalism influenced the Japanese social system.
Farming methods from India influenced Japanese agriculture.
22
The image illustrates the influence of which religion on Japanese art?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
23
What effect has geography had on the islands of Japan?
The mountains limited the area available for farming.
Trade was limited between the island because of the lack of ports.
Water is scare on the island making it hard to grow crops.
Japan has been invaded by many countries during it is history.
24
Which number correctly identifies the Himalayan Mountains?
4
2
1
3
25
Which term describes the geography of Japan?
isthmus
tundra
archipelago
peninsula
26
Prince Shotoku sought to spread Buddhism in Japan during the 600s CE. Which group in Japan resisted this effort?
Islamic scholars
Shinto priests
Confucian officials
Christian monks

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