Japan - Chapter 15 OH

1.

5 points

The code of rules for samurai to follow

Bushido

Shinto

Zen

Five Pillars

2.

5 points

The traditional religion of Japan

Christianity

Buddhism

Shinto

Judaism

3.

5 points

Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times?

Japan is thousands of miles away from Korea and China

Japan is separated by the Great Wall

Japan's island location separated it from other people in Asia

trade between these nations was forbidden

4.

5 points

Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord were all ways in which a samurai could

earn imprisonment

lose his honor

lose land

be expelled from his position

5.

5 points

A person who rules a country for someone who cannot rule along

Shinto

emperor

King

regent

6.

5 points

Which list is in the order of most power to least power?

samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant

shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant

shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant

samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo

7.

5 points

A type of Buddhism emphasizing self-discipline and meditation

Pure

Royal

Japanese

Zen

8.

5 points

Zen Buddhists did not believe

that faith leads to wisdom

that wisdom can be found in quiet thinking

in self-discipline

in regular meditation

9.

5 points

Samurai warriors improved their discipline with flower arranging, tea ceremonies and

fishing expeditions

musical instruments

Zen Buddhist meditation

intricate dances

10.

5 points

The main duty of a samurai warrior was to

defend peasants from bandits or thieves

manage large tracts of land for the nobles in Herian

defend his daimyo and his daimyo's property

conquer distant lands for the Japanese emperor

11.

5 points

What did the two Mongol attacks on Japan have in common?

The Japanese were helped by Korean allies in both attacks

The Japanese had superior weapons in both attacks

The Japanese had bigger armies in both attacks

The Japanese were aided by the weather in both attacks

12.

5 points

How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people?

The common people attended regular religious services

Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people

The nobles focused more on good behavior than on faith

Common people focused more on lengthy meditation sessions

13.

5 points

The efforts of Prince Shotoku led to the spread of

feudalism

Noh

Shinto

Buddhism

14.

5 points

The name Japanese people called the storm that helped them defeat the Mongols

Bushido

hurricane

kamikaze

Shinto

15.

5 points

Nature spirits who were believed to be the ancestors of clan chiefs

shogun

kami

Zen

regent

16.

5 points

Japanese people live on coastal plains because most of Japan

has volcanoes

is desert

has mountainous slopes that are difficult to live on and farm

has rivers and lakes that often cause floods

17.

5 points

A person who appears to rule even though real power rest with someone else

regent

figurehead

president

emperor

18.

5 points

A general who ruled Japan in the emperors' name

shogun

samurai

daimyo

regent

19.

5 points

Japan's large landowners

daimyo

samurai

emperor

shogun

20.

5 points

In what ways did Japan's geography affect how people there lived?

The sea made them really great sailors

They depended on the sea to supply them with food

The mountains made them really good skiers

They were able to farm and produce more food than they could use