Which of the following statements about Prince Shotoku's Constitution of Seventeen Articles is true? (552)
The Constitution explained Confucianism
The Constitution set laws for tax collecting
The Consitution promoted local government
The Constitution was influenced by Buddhism
2. Multiple Choice
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Before he became Japan's first shogun, which clan did Minamoto Yoritomo have to defeat? (556)
Taira
Daimyo
Fujiwara
Tokugawa
3. Multiple Choice
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What did peasants give their daimyo in return for the protection his samurai offered? (557)
promise to fight enemies
labor and crops
manufactured goods
loyalty to the emperor
4. Multiple Choice
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Which of the following groups would most likely attend a Kabuki performance?
nobles
farmers
court officials
samurai
5. Multiple Choice
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What common factor united people in a specific clan in early Japan? (550)
religion
ethnicity
ancestry
farming methods
6. Multiple Choice
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What change had happened in Japan by the early 700s? (553)
Some clans had united to overthrow Prince Shotoku
All clans had become more powerful as ruling bodies
The clans had identified one common kami
Some clans had lost some of their power to the emperor
7. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
How did Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu treat the daimyo similarly? (560)
they both banished the daimyo from Japan
They both asked the daimyo to get rid of their samurai
they both forced the daimyo to pledge loyalty to them
they both commanded the daimyo to leave their families
8. Multiple Choice
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What was a core value in Japanese families? (565)
loyalty
ambition
pride
bravery
9. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Which of the following is the traditional religion of Japan?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Shinto
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Why does so much of the Japanese diet come from the ocean?
Because farmers expor their crops to other countries
Because the Japanese people prefer fish over all other food
Because the government only allows a certain number of farms
Because there is limited land for growing crops
11. Multiple Choice
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The code of the samurai, translated to mean "the way of the warrior," was called __________
shinto
kami
bushido
feudalism
12. Multiple Choice
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A torii marks the entrance of a Shinto place of worship, also called a
kami
altar
shinto
shrine
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The Sun Goddess was the Yamato clan's
shrine
kami
samurai
daimyo
14. Multiple Choice
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Feudalism is a social system in which __________ is granted to people in return for labor and protection by a local leader.
land
money
food
protection
15. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
This division of Buddhism focuses on celebrating the Buddha as a divine savior and includes the end goal of a divine paradise that everyone could potentially achieve.
Vajrayana
Theravada
Mahayana
16. Multiple Choice
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1 pt
What type of play would you expect to see this character?
Sanskrit Drama
Bunraku
Noh
Kabuki
17. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What are two main geographic features of Japan?
Mountains and deserts
Mountains and volcanoes
Rivers and forests
Rivers and plains
18. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Where did the Japanese get most of their food from?
the sea
trading with other countries
farming
hunting
19. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
Which two countries were a major influence on Japanese culture?
China and Korea
China and Russia
Korea and Russia
Egypt and Greece
20. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What was another major effect of Japan's island location?
It had all of the resources it needed to become a farming civilization.
It was invaded by China.
It was isolated from foreign powers and developed its own unique culture.