Journey Across Time: The Early Ages

Chapter 14: Medieval Japan

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Japan is a chain of islands in the northern _____.
A)Atlantic Ocean
B)Pacific Ocean
C)Indian Ocean
D)Caspian Sea
2
The _____ formed Japan's first culture.
A)Jimmu
B)Yayoi
C)Horyuji
D)Jomon
3
Who founded a line of rulers that has never been broken?
A)Yayoi
B)Jomon
C)Jimmu
D)Horyuji
4
In the early A.D. 700s, Japan's emperors built a new capital city called __________ that served as the center of government and religion.
A)Nara
B)Shinto
C)Heian
D)Fujiwara
5
__________ became popular in Japan and it had an important role in government and society.
A)Daoism
B)Confucianism
C)Buddhism
D)Legalism
6
Warriors known as __________ fought on horseback with swords, daggers, and bows and arrows.
A)nobles
B)regents
C)samurai
D)shoguns
7
The Gempei War was a civil war between the Taira family and the __________family.
A)Kamakura
B)Bushido
C)Yamato
D)Minamoto
8
The Japanese were saved from Mongol invasions when typhoons, or __________, smashed the Mongol ships.
A)shogun
B)samurai
C)kamikaze
D)Bushido
9
Many Japanese practiced a religion called _________ that offered followers a happy life after death.
A)Shinto
B)Mahayana Buddhism
C)Pure Land Buddhism
D)Amida
10
Japan's capital, ___________, became a major center of trade and production.
A)Noh
B)Tokyo
C)Nagasaki
D)Kyoto
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