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What does the circle in the Japanese flag represent?
a rock
nothing
the moon
the rising sun
2
What is Japan's national flower?
roses
petunias
cherry blossoms
carnations
3
Who is the highest ranking kami?
Sun Goddess
God of Thunder
God
Moon God
4
What is Japan's highest mountain?
Mt. Baldy
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Everest
Mt. Shotoku
5
What is Japan's traditional religion?
Shinto
Buddhism
Confucianism
Islam
6
Daimyo hired ______, or trained professional warriors to defend them and their property.
samurai
knights
shoguns
ninjas
7
________ is a form of Buddhism that emphasizes on meditation.
Confucianism
Zen
Islam
Pure Land
8
The importance of loyalty, honor, and discipline in Japanese society come from........
the code of samurai
the reforms of Prince Shotoku
the spread of Chinese Buddhism
the teachings of Shinto
9
Shinto teaches that everything in nature has a spirit, or a ____.
shoe
life
kami
ghost
10
Japan is found in the continent of ______.
Africa
Asia
North America
Europe
11
The emperor was a ___, a person who appears to rule even though someone else ruled.
shogun
ruler
king
figurehead
12
Japan's large landowners were called _______.
rich
daimyo
samurai
shogun
13
Under Prince Shotoku, the religion of ________ spread across Japan.
Shinto
Islam
Confucianism
Buddhism
14
Most Japanese were poor _______ who had no power.
nobles
peasants
shoguns
samurai
15
What covers 80% of Japan
plants
water
people
mountains and hills
16
Prince _____admired Chinese culture and sent scholars there to study and to learn all about it.
Muhammad
Heian
Murasaki
Shotoku
17
The ______ was a figurehead for the powerful shogun.
emperor
ninja
samurai
nobles
18
The influence of China and Korea on Japan's culture is found in all of the following except
Japan's first writing system
early rules for family behavior
the practice of Buddhism
the traditional Japanese diet
19
The main function of samurai in Japanese society was to
defend lords
manage farmland
conquer China
write poetry
20
Starting in 1192, the real rulers of Japan were the ____ who ruled in the emperor's name.
samurai
figureheads
daimyo
shogun
21
One of the greatest writers in early Japanese history was _____.
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Prince Shotoku
Buddha
Muhammad
22
Most great works of early Japanese literature were written by
samurai warriors
Shinto priests
Buddhist scholars
noble women
23
The samurai code of rules was known as _________.
chivalry
zen
bushido
rules
24
Japanese culture experienced a golden age during the ______ period of 800s to the 1110s.
Murasaki
Feudal
Heian
Shotoku