Ch. 5 Japan

The Fujiwara rose to power by

• buying the loyalty of court officials.
• winning wars with other clans.
• winning an election.
• having their daughters marry emperors.

Why does so much of the Japanese diet come from the ocean?

• Because the Japanese people prefer fish over all other food.
• Because farmers export their crops to other countries.
• Because the government only allows a certain number of farms.
• Because there is limited land for growing crops.

Under feudalism, who was responsible for protecting the people?

• the emperor

• the samurai

• the shogun

• the daimyo

The code of the samurai, translated to mean "the way of the warrior," was called

• Code of Bushido
• Shogun
• Feudalism
• Mantra

Kabuki is a form of drama

• that was developed before Noh.
• that replaced Noh.
• performed for the common people.
• reserved for the nobility.

What common factor united people in a specific clan in early Japan?

• Ancestry
• Religion
• Farming Methods
• Ethnicity

How did Prince Shotoku try to unite Japan?

• Hired Samurai to enforce laws.

• Tried to start Feudalism.

• Sent advisers to China to get ideas about their government.

• Told the people of Japan that a Godzilla names Ms. West was going to destroy Japan.

The term shogun means

• supreme military commander.
• merchant.
• land owner.
• emperor.

A kami is a holy being that

• represents an aspect of nature.
• was only worshiped at certain times of the year
• is central to Buddhism.
• has a war-like nature.

The Tale of Genji is a popular piece of Japanese literature because of what?

• It tells us that Glenn is ALIVE.
• It is the world's oldest novel.
• It shows the basics of Shinto.
• It tells the reader about Feudalism.