Influences on Japanese cultures

Who was responsible for introducing the Seventeen Article Constitution in Japan?

• Empress Jitō

• Prince Shotoku

• Emperor Tenmu

• The Soga Clan

What was Japan’s first permanent capital city?

• Heian

• Tokyo

• Nara

• Kyoto

How did Buddhism first arrive in Japan?

• Through trade with India

• From Korea in 552 C.E.

• From the United States

• It was native to Japan

What was Japan’s native religion before Buddhism?

• Confucianism

• Daoism

• Christianity

• Shinto

How was Japan’s government different from China’s?

• Japan had no emperor

• Japan's emperor ruled alone

• Japan's government was controlled by noble families

• Japan followed a merit-based system like China

What writing system did Japan first adopt from China?

• Kana

• Kanji

• Tanka

• Gagaku

What form of poetry was influenced by Chinese poetry?

• Haiku

• Tanka

• Sonnet

• Epic

What type of Chinese music did Japan adopt?

• Opera

• Gagaku

What architectural style influenced Japanese Buddhist temples?

• Greek columns

• Pagodas

• Gothic cathedrals

• Igloos

What instrument brought from China was said to sound like a phoenix?

• Sho

• Flute

• Drum

• Koto