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7th grade ancient Civilizations Holt McDougal
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1
A type of performance developed in the 1300s is called
Opera
Noh
Samurai
Ninja
2
What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan?
a clan
a port city
a monastery
all of Japan
3
During the 1400s, Japan was
ruled by one powerful emperor.
ruled by one shogun
split into 2 parts, with 2 shoguns.
divided, with many daimyo controlling different territories.
4
A popular religion among Japan's nobles was
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
5
The Japanese copied many ways of the
Greek
Romans
Chinese
Egyptians
6
Which is a true statement about life as a samurai?
Samurai could trade.
Samurai could attend the theater.
they begged for forgiveness if they failed
Samurai could get married.
7
Samurai's two weapons were a sword and
a gun
a bow
a ninja star
a whip
8
Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times?
Japan was thousands of miles from Korea and China.
Trade between these nations was forbidden.
Japan's island location separated it from the other nations.
Japan was separated by a Great Wall.
9
One of the most powerful clans came from this island
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
10
Author of
Tale of Genji
is
Oda Nobunaga
Prince Shotouku
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
11
Most Japanese farmers grew this crop
beans
tomatoes
rice
corn
12
This animal hangs out in a volcano's hot springs.
panda
Bonin Flying Fox
forest tube-nosed bat
snow monkey
13
A type of Buddhism emphasizing self-discipline & meditation is called
Heian
Zen
Clan
Shogun
14
Which is a characteristic of Pure Land Buddhism?
daily communal rituals
an elaborate tea ceremony
Chanting Buddha's name
raked gravel gardens
15
This book was written by a woman who served Japan's empress from 991-1000.
The Hunger Games
The Pillow Book
The Wind Up Bird Chronicle
Famous Japanese Swordsman
16
The Japanese call the storm that helped them defeat the Mongols
daimyo
kamikaze
tornado
hurricane
17
An early culture of Japan is
Shinto
Zen
Ainu
kamikaze
18
Who unified Japan in the 1500s?
Prince Shotoku
Kublai Khan
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Oda Nobunaga
19
The Japanese city of Kyoto used to be called
Daimyo
Heian
Edo
Ainu
20
Accd to Confucius, who is most to least powerful in the family?
mother, father, younger brother, older brother
mother, father, older brother, younger brother
father, mother, older brother, younger brother
father, older brother, younger brother, mother
21
What percent of Japan is flat land?
85%
50%
33%
20%
22
The Samurai period lasted so long because of all these reasons except
Japan's rulers limited technology.
Japan was isolated from the rest of the world.
Japan's rulers banned guns.
Japanese believed samurai was chosen by the gods.
23
The houses in Japan are called
Nohs
pagodas
Edos
daimyos
24
How was the Buddhism of Japanese nobles different from Buddhism of common people?
Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles, not by commoners
Common people attended regular religious services.
Nobles focused on good behavior, not religion.
Commoners had longer meditation sessions.
25
The "gate" in front of a Shinto shrine was called a
torii
gate
bushido
shogun
26
Which list is in order from the
least
power to the
most
power?
peasant, samurai, daimyo, shogun
samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
27
Early Yamato warriors were buried in this shape mound of earth
rectangle
heart
keyhole
oval
28
What happened after the royal court became a cultural center?
The Shinto religion began.
Villages were ruled by clans.
Prince Shotoku ruled Japan & spread Chinese ideas.
Shoguns took control of Japan.
29
A traditional Japanese religion is
Catholic
Shinto
Buddhism
Islam
30
Who wrote the Pillow Book?
Sei Shonagon
Kyoto
Homer
Murasaki Shikibu
31
Why did Japanese nobles unite in 1274?
to fight a disease.
to fight the Mongols.
to overthrow a corrupt emperor.
to rebuild after a hurricane.
32
A Japanese play combining music, singing, dancing and poetry is called
Japanese opera
Sake
Kabuki
Noh
33
Japan's large land owners are called
daimyo
clans
regents
kamikaze
34
The person who brought Chinese culture to Japan was
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Prince Shotouku
Ainu
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
35
What's the most important organization in Japan's Samurai society?
the family
the government
the church
the military
36
Because of their geography, even today Japan has a problem with all of these except
earthquake
volcano
tsunami
drought
