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1
Daimyo hired ______, or trained professional warriors to defend them and their property.
ninjas
knights
shoguns
samurai
2
Starting in 1192, the real rulers of Japan were the ____ who ruled in the emperor's name.
figureheads
daimyo
samurai
shogun
3
Most Japanese were poor _______ who had no power.
samurai
nobles
peasants
shoguns
4
Most great works of early Japanese literature were written by
samurai warriors
noble women
Shinto priests
Buddhist scholars
5
________ is a form of Buddhism that emphasizes on meditation.
Pure Land
Islam
Confucianism
Zen
6
Who is the highest ranking kami?
God
Sun Goddess
Moon God
God of Thunder
7
Japanese culture experienced a golden age during the ______ period of 800s to the 1110s.
Heian
Shotoku
Feudal
Murasaki
8
The samurai code of rules was known as _________.
bushido
zen
chivalry
rules
9
What covers 80% of Japan
water
plants
mountains and hills
people
10
Shinto teaches that everything in nature has a spirit, or a ____.
shoe
ghost
life
kami
11
Japan is found in the continent of ______.
Africa
North America
Asia
Europe
12
What does the circle in the Japanese flag represent?
nothing
a rock
the rising sun
the moon
13
The influence of China and Korea on Japan's culture is found in all of the following except
early rules for family behavior
the practice of Buddhism
the traditional Japanese diet
Japan's first writing system
14
Prince _____admired Chinese culture and sent scholars there to study and to learn all about it.
Muhammad
Murasaki
Shotoku
Heian
15
What is Japan's highest mountain?
Mt. Baldy
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Shotoku
Mt. Everest
16
Under Prince Shotoku, the religion of ________ spread across Japan.
Islam
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
17
Japan's large landowners were called _______.
samurai
rich
shogun
daimyo
18
What is Japan's national flower?
petunias
roses
carnations
cherry blossoms
19
The emperor was a ___, a person who appears to rule even though someone else ruled.
shogun
figurehead
king
ruler
20
One of the greatest writers in early Japanese history was _____.
Prince Shotoku
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Buddha
Muhammad
21
What is Japan's traditional religion?
Confucianism
Shinto
Islam
Buddhism
22
The ______ was a figurehead for the powerful shogun.
nobles
emperor
ninja
samurai
23
The main function of samurai in Japanese society was to
conquer China
manage farmland
defend lords
write poetry
24
The importance of loyalty, honor, and discipline in Japanese society come from........
the code of samurai
the teachings of Shinto
the spread of Chinese Buddhism
the reforms of Prince Shotoku