After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese

simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.

Name a big difference between the Chinese capital Chang’an and the Japanese capital Nara?

Nara lacked a wall for protection.

How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?

by counting the syllables in each line

When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?

They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.

What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?

He increased contact with neighboring cultures.

Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?

Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.

In Buddhist teachings, how does meditation help lead to wisdom?

by emptying the mind of distracting thoughts

The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to

respect for the beauty of nature.

How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?

New musical instruments were used.

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1
Prince Shotoku’s creating ranks for government officials was based on
Buddhist ideas.
Confucian ideas.
Muslim ideas.
Shinto ideas.
2
After they learned about Chinese writing, the Japanese
began speaking Chinese in everyday conversation.
simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.
invented a new set of characters based on objects in Japan.
changed their grammar to be more like Chinese.
3
A central teaching of Mahayana, the form of Buddhism that reached Japan, was that
life on Earth is the only life.
all people can reach nirvana.
all buddhas hold false beliefs.
only the material world is real.
4
Name a big difference between the Chinese capital Chang’an and the Japanese capital Nara?
Nara lacked temples and monasteries.
Nara lacked an orderly street pattern.
Nara lacked a wall for protection.
Nara lacked an imperial palace.
5
How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?
by checking whether pairs of lines rhyme
by identifying the social class described
by counting the syllables in each line
by analyzing the symbols described
6
When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese?
They brought knowledge and skills from the mainland.
They became the customers who bought Japanese crafts.
They set up a new government over the country.
They worked as slaves for middle-class families.
7
What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?
He increased contact with neighboring cultures.
He divided power among the chiefs of clans.
He turned it into an agricultural society.
He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing.
8
Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?
Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.
Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.
Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.
Korea and Japan - different crops b/c of different climates
9
Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jito made changes in land ownership to strengthen imperial power.
military leaders
merchants
peasants
clan leaders
10
In Buddhist teachings, how does meditation help lead to wisdom?
by emptying the mind of distracting thoughts
by encouraging the study of books by enlightened teachers
by teaching the steps to a moral life
by providing a time to regret one's sins
11
The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to
worship of foreign gods.
the cycle of pain and suffering.
respect for the beauty of nature.
a code of moral rules.
12
As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of
the Buddha.
armored warriors.
Shinto kami.
emperors.
13
How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?
The Japanese hired Chinese musicians.
The Japanese sang only Chinese songs.
Japanese chants became more popular.
New musical instruments were used.
14
Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government
had a bureaucracy of officials.
ruled over Korea and China.
filled jobs based on examinations.
depended on local leaders.

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