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Influence of Neighboring Cultures on Japan
Influence of Neighboring Cultures on Japan
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What is Buddhism?
Following the path leads to enlightenment
See life as full of pain and suffering
Buddhists see life as full of pain and suffering
Respect for others, acting rightly, and achieving wisdom through meditation
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Japan’s government BEFORE it was influenced by countries on the Asian mainland
Each uji controlled its own land
Japanese emperors were depended on local leaders
Emperor had only loose control over the semi-independent uji
The government was strongly centralized
3
What is kana?
Kana allowed the Japanese to spell out the sounds of their own language
The Japanese invented kana
Simplified Chinese characters represent Japanese syllables
A new musical instrument
4
Ancient Japanese was only a spoken language
True
False
5
Tanka poetry consists of a 5-7-5-7-7 structure and is about nature.
True
False
6
What is Uji?
none of these
Japanese arts
Japanese clans
Japanese flowers
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The following countries were major influences on medieval Japanese culture:
China, Korea & Nepal
Nepal, Korea & Vietnam
Korea, Vietnam & China
India, China & Korea
8
A tanka poem is always about
friendship
nature
love
life
9
To house the imperial government, they built a new capital modeled after China's capital city named Nara
True
False
10
What is kanji?
Chinese writing
Korean writing
Japanese writing
Indian writing
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What did Prince Shotoku do to change Japan?
Brought Buddhism into Japan and balance it with the native religion, Shinto
Started using Confucianism in politics to rewrite the constitution
Issued a set of guidelines called the Seventeen Article Constitution.
Centralized the government
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Japan's government AFTER Asian mainland influence
Supported by a large bureaucracy
Government officials were chosen on the basis of their ability
Strongly centralized government
Emperor had only loose control over the semi-independent uji
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What was Japan's native religion?
Shinto
Nintendo
Buddhism
Confucianism
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New kinds of music, such as gagaku, and instruments came to Japan from China.
False
True
15
Buddhism, came to Japan from China by way of Korea.
False
True
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What is Meditation?
spiritual discipline involving clearing the mind
a big part of Buddhism
all of these
spiritual discipline involving relaxation
17
Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?
Practices and beliefs spread from China to Japan.
Religions developed separately in Japan and Korea.
All of these
Armies from Japan attacked China.
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Craftspeople from Korea brought knowledge of bronze casting and advanced ironworking to Japan
False
True
19
What religion focuses on nature?
Buddhism
Shinto
Hinduism
Confucianism
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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.
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Buddhism strongly influenced Japanese religion, art, and architecture
True
False
22
What was medieval Japan's main crop?
rice
millet
wheat
corn
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As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of...
emperors.
armored warriors.
Shinto kami.
the Buddha.
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What is Shinto?
Japan's original religion was Shinto
See life as full of pain and suffering
Expresses the love and respect of the Japanese for nature
Achieving wisdom through meditation
25
A Pagoda is
a Buddhist shrine or temple
a tower-like building with a curved roof
all of these
a building with 3,5,7,or 9 roofs
26
Japan is an island country located off the eastern coast of Asia
False
True
27
Three ways by which knowledge of mainland culture came to Japan
Korean workers who brought their knowledge and skills with them
Cultural difusion
Gifts, such as books and art objects
Japanese who traveled to China
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Which of these countries did not influence medieval Japan through cultural diffusion?
Korea
China
Russia
India
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Enlightenment is seeing the world...
through rose colored glasses
as it really is
as always in need of purification
all of these - at different times
