TCAP: Japan Unit Review

What social class is represented in the picture?

• merchants

• aristocrats

• peasants

• daimyo

Which statement most accurately reflects a negative effect of Japan's "golden age"?

• While focusing on culture & art, government official solidified earlier reforms.

• While focusing on culture & art, individual families supported private armies.

• With energies focused elsewhere, the Japanese government weakened.

• With energies focused elsewhere, the Japanese religion disappeared.

Which are parts of the Shinto religion?

• no founder

• many gods

• daily rituals

• ancestor worship

Which are parts of the religion of Buddhism?

• ancestor worship

• founded by Siddhartha Gautama

• Buddha's words & teachings are important

• no gods

What is a feudal system?

• A caste system similar to India's fixed social hierarchy.

• A dynastic system similar to China's inherited family rulers.

• A system in which people get land in exchange for service from a central figure.

• A system in which people receive money through trade for business with a guild member.

How does the painting represent Japanese culture?

• It demonstrates artistic talents of the Nara period.

• It represents artisan guilds from the Heian era.

• It shows story illustrations depicting nobility.

• It reflects religious beliefs regarding nature.

What valid generalization can be made about early Japan?

• It had strong influences on Korea, resulting in nearly identical cultures.

• It imported many ideas from China, resulting in nearly identical cultures.

• It protected its own culture, while also refusing ideas from other cultures.

• It maintained a unique culture, while also borrowing ideas from other cutlures.

The Japanese daimyo were what?

• a class of high level bureaucrats

• another term for the samurai group

• another words for the behavior code

• a group of regional landowning warlords

Which three attributes did samurai consider to be virtuous?

• compassion

• defiance

• sacrifice

• caution

• honor

Which religion is indigenous to the circled region on the map?

• Shinto

• Hindu

• Buddhism

• Confucianism