Chapter 5 Test Medieval Japan

Japan is ________.

• archipelago
• a peninsula
• an isthmus
• a strait

People who follow Shinto believe

• in one God
• everything in nature has a spirit
• in Buddhism
• they should follow a vegetarian lifestyle

What country did Prince Shotoku use as a model for Japan?

• Korea
• India
• Vietnam
• China

Who were the samurai?

• warriors
• farmers
• nobleman
• educators

In medieval Japan, the shogun was __________.

• in charge of agriculture
• in charge of the military
• ran the capital
• ran the religion

What was the leader of a large piece of land in medieval Japanese called?

• the emperor
• the vassal
• the nobles
• the samurai

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote this book about a Japanese prince.

• The Tale of Genji
• The Tale of Heike
• A Shogun Tale
• Samurai Warrior

Which of the following was one of Prince Shotoku's most important contributions to Japan?

• a constitution
• the practice of Shinto
• establishing trade with Southeast Asia
• the Great Change

During the 800's C.E., who ruled Japan in place of its emperors?

• regents
• shamans
• samurai
• taika

What does the word Shinto mean?

• beauty
• divine wind
• way of the spirits
• way of the warrior