BJU Heritage Studies Ancient Japan

Question 1

Ruled in place of a rightful ruler who is unable to fulfill the duties due age, illness, or other reasons

Accepted Answer

regent

Question 2

The emperor had complete control over the government.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

The gods, or nature spirits, are called shintos.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Shintoism is the belief that all things possess a spirit and should be worshiped.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

The name "Japan" means land of the giant.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

A large group of islands.

Accepted Answer

Archipelago

Question 7

Japan is an archipelago.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

What is the name for the Japanese art of flower arranging?

Accepted Answer

Ikebana

Question 9

Many of the mountains in Japan are volcanoes.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

What was the name of the family who ruled during the Heian period?

Accepted Answer

Fujiwara

Question 11

Which of the following people is NOT listed as a peasant?

Accepted Answer

athletes

Question 12

The largest of the four major Japanese islands.

Accepted Answer

Honshu

Question 13

Powerful warlords or chief nobles

Accepted Answer

Daimyo

Question 14

Which country had an influence on developing Japanese culture?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 15

A southern island of Japan.

Accepted Answer

Shikoku

Question 16

Ruled in the emperor's name

Accepted Answer

Shogun

Question 17

What is a haiku?

Accepted Answer

an unrhyming poem that is 3 lines long with certain syllables in each line

Question 18

A system of organizing and governing society based on land and service

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 19

The southernmost island of the major four Japanese islands is...

Accepted Answer

Kyushu

Question 20

What was the name of the nobles that served as advisors to the emperor?

Accepted Answer

Imperial Court

Question 21

Second largest of the four major islands of Japan.

Accepted Answer

Hokkaido

Question 22

Warriors who served the shogun and the daimyo

Accepted Answer

Samurai

Question 23

Buddhism was another religion found in Japan.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

There is little known about Japan's early history.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Who else helped the regents rule?

Accepted Answer

Aristocrats

BJU Heritage Studies Ancient Japan

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