Ancient Japan

How is Japanese writing different from Chinese writing?

• Japanese characters stand for sounds.

• The Japanese characters represent whole words.

• The Chinese do not use picture writing.

• The Chinese do not have a writing system.

What kept the Mongol leader Kublai Khan from being successful in invading Japan?

• highly trained samurai

• lack of supplies

• powerful storms

• deadly diseases

The ancient Japanese cultural group called the Yayoi build burial mounds filled with armor, weapons and pottery in a manner similar to the ...

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Spaniards

• Romans

Prince Shotoku, an important ruler in ancient Japan, helped shape his country's culture because he brought educators from China to teach his people about medicine, geography, and ...

• farming

• government

• poetry

• astronomy

What is the art of paper folding called for which the Japanese people are famous?

• haiku

• sumo

• origami

• samurai

Which of the following does NOT describe the Shintoism religion?

• kami, or spirits, cannot help people

• the oldest religion of Japan

• believe all things in nature have spirits

• honors spirits with shrines and offerings

The Japanese style of architecture is noted for its pagodas and ....

• use of inlaid gold walls

• roofs that curve upward

• carved pillars

• black paint

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that farming is difficult in Japan?

• volcanoes

• harsh desert sun

• typhoons

• earthquakes

What is one of Japan's most important exports that has caused the country to be a world wide leader in this industry?

• rice

• silk cloth

• fish and seafood

• automobiles

The samurai were warriors that protected the Japanese nobles in the same manner that knights did in

• China

• Egypt

• Europe

• India