Ch. 19 Japans Neighboring Cultures

Prince Shotoku changed Japan in which way?

• He turned it into an agricultural society.

• He divided power among the chiefs of clans.

• He increased contact with neighboring cultures.

• He introduced the craft of bronze and iron smithing.

Before Prince Shotoku, Japanse government

• ruled over Korea and China.

• depended on local leaders.

• had a bureaucracy of officials.

• filled jobs based on examinations.

The design of a Shinto temple would most likely draw attention to

• a code of moral rules.

• worship of foreign gods.

• the cycle of pain and suffering.

• respect for the beauty of nature.

What is the difference between the Chinese capital, Chang'an and the Japanese capital, Nara?

• Nara did not have a wall for protection.

• Nara did not have an imperial palace.

• Nara did not have temples and monasteries.

• Nara did not have an orderly street pattern.

Prince Shotoku's creating ranks for government officials was based on

• Shinto ideas

• Muslim ideas

• Buddhist ideas

• Confucian ideas

A central teaching of Buddhism that reached Japan was that

• life on Earth is the only life.

• all people can reach nirvana.

• all buddhas hold false beliefs.

• only the material world is real.

As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of

• Shinto kami

• emperors

• the Buddha

• armored warriors

How can you tell if a Japanese poem is a "tanka"?

• counting the syllables in each line.

• identifying the social class described

• analyzing the symbols described

• checking whether pairs of lines rhyme.

After learning about Chinese writing, the Japanese

• changed their grammar to be more like Chinese.

• began speaking Chinese

• invented new characters based on objects in Japan.

• used simplified Chinese characters for sounds in Japanese words.

How did "gagaku", a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan?

• The Japanese hired Chinese musicians.

• Japanese chants became more popular.

• New musical instruments were used.

• The Japanese sang only Chinese songs.