Medieval Japan Flashcards

1

Why can they just kill the emperor?

People believe they were Kamis.
It was a sin to kill an emperor.
People believe it would be a curse.
People believe that they were immortals.

2

What's the name of the sun goddess?

Tarzan
Amaterasu
Yoritomo
Jimmu

3

What Is Shinto?

A belief in equality.
Their most powerful spirit was Origami.
A belief that expresses love for nature.
A belief in the underworld.

4

What was the main religion of Nara?

Hindu
Christianity
Shinto
Buddhism

5

What happened when the Daimyos divided?

They controlled their lands as separate kingdoms.
They started a rebellion where they killed the emperor.
They created their own empire.
They decided to order pizza.

6

Which of the following is one of Japan's four largest islands?

Kamakura
Honshu
Nara
Tokyo

7

Who's Prince Shotoku?

A war hero from Japan.
A public official.
A prince from the Minamoto clan.
A Japan emperor from the Yamato clan.

8

Who were the Yamato?

A group from China
They started the Shinto religion
They started the Ming Dynasty
A strong clan that ruled Japan as Emperors

9

In Feudal Japan who was in charge of everything?

Daimyo
Yamato
Shogun
Emperor

10

What's Feudalism?

A bond between a lord and a vassal.
A military system.
A type of food in Japan.
A bond between a vassal and a god.

11

What was the name of Japan's earliest ancestors?

Hokkaido
The Mongols
Yamato
Yayoi

12

How many volcanoes are there in Japan?

358
500
188
235

13

What is the Nara period?

A time where food increased in Japan.
A time of chaos in Japan
A time of war and fighting in Japan.
An influential time in Japan.

14

What's a Kami?

Place of worship.
Purity.
A god or spirit.
A way to honor a family member.

15

How much of Japan is farmland?

70%
50%
20%
10%

Medieval Japan

Questions 15

Medieval Japan

Questions 15