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Quiz on medieval Japan...last 2 questions are fun questions about the teacher.
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1
By about 300 B.C., another group of settlers in Japan introduced the farming technique of...
terraced agriculture
growing rice in irrigated fields
dryland farming
crop rotation
2
Life under the shoguns was...
lawless and violent
prosperous
peaceful
democratic
3
Less than 20 percent of Japan's land can be used for farming because it is so...
densely populated
mountainous
prone to earthquakes
desertlike
4
A _____ with an upward-curving roof is an example of Chinese influence on Japanese architecture
pagoda
haiku
mandala
scroll
5
The native religion of Japan is...
Daoism
Confucianism
Shinto
Buddhism
6
What kind of education did women receive during the Heian period?
Men and women received a basic education
All women were given a few years of schooling
No women were allowed to get an education
Except at court, women rarely received any schooling
7
Japanese culture was influenced by its proximity to
Siberia
Korea
China
Vietnam
8
How did the Japanese receive Buddhism at first?
They welcomed it wholeheartedly and built many temples
They rejected it and sent the Buddhist monks home
Some were afraid of it, while others welcomed its teachings
They largely ignored it
9
The Tale of Genji was written by a lady-in-waiting at the Heian court named...
Lady Sei Shonagon
Lady Uma
Murasaki Shikibu
Matsuo Basho
10
The daimyo provided protection to their peasants through a small army of
merchants
artisans
shoguns
samurai
11
Unlike China, the imperial court of Japan gave government jobs to...
sons of noble families
Buddhist priests
people who had earned them based on talent and skills
members of the ruling clan
12
About 2,000 years ago, warlike groups competed for land and power in Japan. The winner was...
Jimmu
Prince Shotoku
Ninigi
the Yamato clan
13
Why were the Mongol invasions of Japan unsuccessful?
The voyage weakened the Mongol forces before reaching Japan
Japanese surrounded/trapped the Mongols when they landed
Samurai put up a brave fight, and storms killed many Mongols
The Mongols' weapons were inferior to those of the samurai
14
Shotoku was able to reduce the power of clan leaders/unite Japan by encouraging the spread of
Confucianism
Daoism
Shinto
Buddhism
15
The central practice of Zen Buddhism is...
meditation
prayer
the repetition of a mantra
fasting
16
Which Japanese capital was modeled after the Chinese capital at Chang'an?
Heian-kyo
Taira
Dokyo
Nara
17
After the Mongol invasions failed, Japan experienced more that two centuries of...
fighting among clans and weak emperors
attacks and invasions from Korea and Vietnam
drought and food shortages.
peace and prosperity.
18
When Japan began to make goods for export, it became famous for producing the world's finest...
sculpture
textiles
swords
ceramics
