Which sentence describes cultural diffusion?

Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan

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

Respect for the beauty of nature

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

By emptying the mind of distracting thoughts

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

He increased contact with neighboring cultures

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

By counting the syllables in each line

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

New musical instruments were used

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The Influence of Neighboring Cultures on Japan

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1
As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of...
Shinto Kami
The Buddha
Emperors
Armored warriors
2
Prince Shotoku's creating ranks for government officials was based on...
Shinto ideas
Buddhist ideas
Confucian ideas
Muslim ideas
3
A central teaching of Mahayana, the form of Buddhism that reached Japan, was that
All people can reach nirvana
Only the material world is real
Life on Earth is the only life
All Buddhas hold false beliefs
4
Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government...
Depended on local leaders
Ruled over Korea and China
Had a bureaucracy of officals
Filled jobs based on examinations
5
Which sentence describes cultural diffusion?
Korea and Japan grew dif. crops because of dif. climates
Written Languages developed separately in Japan and Korea
Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan
Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea
6
The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to...
A code of moral rules
Respect for the beauty of nature
Worship of foreign gods
The cycle of pain and suffering
7
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 providing a time to regret one's sins
By teaching the steps to a moral life
8
What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan?
He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing
He divided power among the chiefs of clans
He increased contact with neighboring cultures
He turned it into an agricultural society
9
How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka?
By counting the syllables in each line
By identifying the social class described
By checking whether pairs of lines rhyme
By analyzing the symbols described
10
How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?
The Japanese sang only Chinese songs
New musical instruments were used
Japanese chants became more popular
The Japanese hired Chinese musicians

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