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Duplicate of Medieval Japan
Duplicate of Medieval Japan
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Quiz on medieval Japan...last 2 questions are fun questions about the teacher.
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1
The central practice of Zen Buddhism is...
the repetition of a mantra
meditation
fasting
prayer
2
How was Japan first settled?
The first settlers were Buddhists who sailed from India
The first settlers came by boat from the Philippines
The first settlers came by land from the mainland of Asia
The first settlers came by land from Indonesia
3
In Japan, __________ were major centers for the arts.
government buildings
palaces
the homes of nobles
Buddhist monasteries
4
The native religion of Japan is...
Daoism
Shinto
Confucianism
Buddhism
5
Japanese culture was influenced by its proximity to
Vietnam
China
Siberia
Korea
6
Borrowing from the Chinese, the Japanese garden usually had flowering trees and some kind of...
bench
deck
running water
shrine
7
When it first began trading with China, Japan exported...
raw materials such as copper, pearls, and wood
agricultural products such as rice
slaves
food products such as fish
8
Less than 20 percent of Japan's land can be used for farming because it is so...
prone to earthquakes
mountainous
densely populated
desertlike
9
Which Japanese capital was modeled after the Chinese capital at Chang'an?
Dokyo
Nara
Taira
Heian-kyo
10
Why did so many sects of Buddhism develop in Japan?
Each region of Japan developed its own form of worship
Various paths to enlightenment appealed to different classes
Each class of society was assigned to a different sect
Missionaries from Korea/China/India brought different sects
11
How did the Japanese receive Buddhism at first?
They largely ignored it
They welcomed it wholeheartedly and built many temples
Some were afraid of it, while others welcomed its teachings
They rejected it and sent the Buddhist monks home
12
About 2,000 years ago, warlike groups competed for land and power in Japan. The winner was...
Prince Shotoku
Ninigi
Jimmu
the Yamato clan
13
A _____ with an upward-curving roof is an example of Chinese influence on Japanese architecture
haiku
pagoda
scroll
mandala
14
The daimyo provided protection to their peasants through a small army of
shoguns
merchants
artisans
samurai
15
When Japan began to make goods for export, it became famous for producing the world's finest...
ceramics
textiles
sculpture
swords
16
By about 300 B.C., another group of settlers in Japan introduced the farming technique of...
terraced agriculture
growing rice in irrigated fields
crop rotation
dryland farming
17
Why were the Mongol invasions of Japan unsuccessful?
Japanese surrounded/trapped the Mongols when they landed
The voyage weakened the Mongol forces before reaching Japan
The Mongols' weapons were inferior to those of the samurai
Samurai put up a brave fight, and storms killed many Mongols
18
Buddhism came to Japan from
China
Korea
India
Vietnam
19
The Tale of Genji is regarded as the world's first...
travel diary
anthology
short story
novel
20
Life under the shoguns was...
peaceful
prosperous
lawless and violent
democratic
21
Why did Kublai Khan send an armada to invade Japan?
He wanted to gain control of Japan's rice production
He wanted to add more land to his empire.
He was responding to Japanese attacks on Chinese ships
He was angry because Japan refused to pay tribute to him
22
Unlike China, the imperial court of Japan gave government jobs to...
people who had earned them based on talent and skills
sons of noble families
members of the ruling clan
Buddhist priests
