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Cultural Diffusion
Prince Shotoku's ranks for government officials was based on....
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Prince Shotoku's ranks for government officials was based on....
Buddhist ideas
Muslims ideas
Shinto ideas
Confucian ideas
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Cultural Diffusion
The spread of diseases.
Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.
Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan
3
Why were medieval Japanese documents written in Chinese?
Chinese was the original language of Japan.
Japanese scribes were usually born in China.
Ancient Japanese was only a spoken language.
Buddhist documents were written in Chinese.
4
Who would most likely live in this home?
Peasant
Aristocrat
5
Reasons for the end of the Heian period include...
The failure of the government to collect taxes.
Civil War
All the other answers combined together
Law enforcement broke down.
6
Who was the Siddhartha Gautama?
Founder of Buddhism
Founder of Daoism
Founder of Hinduism
Founder of Zoroastrian
7
The Tale of Genji
Was believed to be the world's first short story.
Was believed to be the world's first song.
Was believed to be the world'd first poem.
Was believed to be a fictional love story
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Which statement is true about Heian women?
...gave themselves a masculine appearance.
...prized a natural look.
...used white face powder.
...were only focused on inner beauty.
9
A difference between the Chinese capital Chang'an and the Japanese capital Nara is:
Nara lacked an imperial palace.
Nara lacked an orderly street pattern.
Nara lacked temples and monasteries.
Nara lacked a wall for protection.
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The design of a Shinto temple would likely draw attention to...
Worship of foreign gods
A code of moral rules
Respect for the beauty of nature
The cycle of pain and suffering
11
Which group was most responsible for the achievements of Japan’s Golden Age?
emperors
aristocrats
farmers
merchants
12
Shinto priests built shrines that reflected Japan's ....
good economy and appreciation for art
changing values and different morals
agricultural society and love for nature
13
What do fan folds mean?
More folds were used for formal events, less were for anyday
It designated your rank
More folds cost more money
It told the story of struggle in Japan
14
Where did Buddhism start?
India
Asia
United States
Europe
15
Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government:
filled jobs based on examinations.
had a bureaucracy of officials.
ruled over Korea & China
depended on local leaders.
16
Unlike Japan's emperor, the Chinese emperor
Assured clans were semi-independent.
Had lost control over China's land.
Divided up China's land into clans.
Ruled with the help of a bureaucracy.
17
What is Shinto?
A Japanese theatre
The ancient religion of Japan
Japans soccer team
The Emperors middle name
18
What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?
He turned it into an agricultural society.
He divided power among chiefs of clans.
He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing.
He increased contact with neighboring cultures.
19
The Heian period is called Japan's Golden Age because of its
rich mines
military power
foreign trade
art & literature
20
Which religion focused on meditation and living a good life in order to avoid reincarnation and reach Nirvana?
Buddhism
Shinto
Hinduism
Confucianism
21
What action did the Emperor Kammu take to reduce the political power of Buddhist priests?
He introduced high taxes.
He taught a new religion.
He moved the capital city.
He tore down old temples.
22
Which is Japan's original religion?
Christianity
Shinto
Islam
Catholism
23
Shinto worships ________.
Animals
Nature
Movie Stars
Jedi
24
Nara and Heian periods, refer to what
Religion
Island names
Capital city
Temples
25
Who wrote the Constitution of Seventeen Articles about moral and political principal?
Prince Kamakura
Prince Thanos
Prince Joman
Prince Shotoku
26
When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?
They worked as slaves for middle-class families.
They set up a new government over the country.
They brought knowledge and skill from the mainland.
They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts.
27
What did the Japanese copy exactly from the Chinese?
City design
Architecture
Musical instruments
Farming techniques
28
How did the Fujiwara family gain political power?
By getting support from unhappy peasants
By taking over the position of emperor
By gaining a monopoly on international trade
By marrying daughters into the royal family
29
As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of
Shinto kami
emperors
the Buddha
armored warriors
30
Kemari, rango, and bugaku are all
Training for Heian emperor
Heian tests of artistic skill
Seasons of the Heian calendar
Forms of Heian entertainment
31
The Tale of Genji, perhaps the first full length novel, was written by
a noble woman
Sushi
Yoritomo Minamoto
a Buddhist monk
32
After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese ....
Took Chinese characters to create written-Japanese
Changed their grammar to be more like Chinese
Began speaking Chinese is everyday conversation
Invented a new set of characters based on objects in Japan
33
From what TWO countries did Buddhism arrive to Japan between 1 and 500 C.E.?
India and China
Korea and China
Egypt and Germany
34
Buddhism spread to what three countries?
India, China, and Japan
China, United States, Japan
China, Korea, and North Pole
India, China, Korea, and Japan
