Lesson 24-Heian-kyo: The Heart of Japan's Golden Age

For nearly 300 years, the Fujiwara family

• served as the official court artists to the emperor of Japan.

• . were in charge of the entire banking system in Japan

• controlled Japan without actually being the official rulers.

• were the Japanese royal family, from which all emperors came.

How did the Fujiwaras gain power in Japan?

• They married their daughters into the royal family and acted as advisors to the emperor.

• They led an army to overthrow the rightful emperor so that they could rule in his place.

• They controlled the Japanese treasury and could force the emperor to do what they wanted.

• They continued to win elections because they were very popular with the Japanese people.

This picture shows a modern woman dressed in the Heian style. Which statement is true?

• Heian women gave themselves a masculine appearance in order to be fashionable.

• Heian women prized a natural look, in which the makeup was not noticeable.

• Heian women used white face powder to make themselves look very pale.

• Heian women were interested in inner beauty and did not focus on their outward appearance.

One of the most important beauty features for women in the Heian period was

• graceful arm gestures.

• long hair.

• a beautiful smile.

• red flowers on her garments.

Heian society valued

• hard work and unselfishness more than elegance and fashion.

• military strength and political power more than poetry and the arts.

• the ability to recognize beauty more than generosity and honesty.

• the desire to live simply more than having beautiful clothing or hairstyles.

Based on this photo and your reading, what game is this man playing?

• begaku

• kemari

• Heian-kyo

• rango

During the Heian period, who played this game?

• children

• peasants

• nobles and courtiers

• servants

The object of the game of kemari is to

• get the ball as close to the target as possible.

• keep the ball in the air as long as possible.

• kick the ball into the opponents' goal.

• prevent the opponent from touching the ball.

One reason Heian aristocrats played kemari and rango was

• they had plenty of leisure time

• to settle arguments between noblemen

• because they wanted to please the emperor

• to fulfill religious obligations

This is the greatest masterpiece of Heian sculpture, the Amida Buddha, made by the artist

• Fujiwara

• Jocho

• Murasaki Sikibu

• Sei Shonagan