Ch 5 check for understanding

The Constitution of Prince Shotoku stated the importance of harmony, or getting along with each other. This idea is similar to ideas in​ ​ (a)   .

• Buddhism
• Animism
• Confucianism
• Shintoism

The Constitution of Prince Shotoku stated that the government was more important than the individual. This idea is similar to ideas in​ (a)   .

• Confucianism
• Buddhism
• Animism
• Shintoism

Which phrases describe the era of the Heian aristocracy in Japan? (Choose 3)

• a strong military culture developed

• art was central to people’s lives

• a peaceful period with a stable government

• a time of war and government instability

• a unique national culture developed

What was the relationship between the shogun and the samurai in Japan’s military society?

• The shogun were the warrior class, and the samurai were the noblemen.

• The shogun was the ruler, and the samurai were the warrior class.

• The samurai and the shogun were both warrior classes, but the samurai had more power.

• The samurai and shogun were both noblemen, and the samurai was also the ruler.

Number the terms 1-4 to indicate the amount of that person or group’s power when Japan became a military society. The term for the highest-ranking person or group should be 1. The term for the lowest-ranking person or group should be 4.

• 1

• Peasants

• 3

• Shogun

• 2

• Daimyo

• 4

• Samurai

How is Shintoism similar to animism?

• A belief in Shintoism is that moral purity is more important than physical purity.

• A belief in Shintoism is that everything in nature contains Kami or the “spirit of a god.”

• A belief in Shintoism is that adapting to change is more important than keeping traditions.

• A belief in Shintoism is that ritual practice is not as important as what a person believes.

Why do followers of Shintoism perform rituals?

• to build shrines and help maintain moral purity

• to build discipline and help maintain moral purity

• to build shrines and help maintain connections with nature and the past

• to build discipline and help maintain connections with nature and the past

Drag the name of each physical feature to the correct location on the map.

a

b

c

d

e

Sea of Japan

China

North Pacific Ocean

Korean Peninsula

Japan

Drag each phrase to the correct box to complete the Venn diagram.

a

b

c

Introduced Buddhism to Japan

Introduced Confucianism to Japan

Introduced writing system to Japan