9.4 Feudal Powers in Japan

What was the primary role of the samurai in feudal Japan?

• Farmers

• Warriors

• Merchants

• Priests

Which group was responsible for protecting the land and serving the daimyo?

• Merchants

• Samurai

• Peasants

• Artisans

The early Japanese religion was later called ______.

• Buddhism

• Shinto

• Hinduism

• Taoism

What is the closest neighbor to Japan over water?

• China

• Korea

• Russia

• Philippines

The Japanese adopted Chinese writing, art, and ways of everyday living but did not copy what?

• Chinese cuisine

• Chinese civil-service system

• Chinese architecture

• Chinese fashion

Fill in the blank: Japan's cultural borrowing included adopting Chinese ______.

• cuisine

• writing

• music

• sports

The Tale of Genji, written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu, is considered the world's first novel. True or False?

• True

• False

In the mid-1000s, what did large landowners build?

• Schools

• Private armies

• Temples

• Roads

The Fujiwara family lost power due to the development of what system?

• Democratic

• Feudal

• Monarchical

• Capitalist

What do followers of Shinto worship?

• Nature spirits
• Kami
• Spirits of ancestors
• Buddha