Early Japan

Look at the map. What is indicated by the "2" on the map?

• Korean Peninsula

• Sea of Japan

• Japan

• North Pacific Ocean

• China

Why do followers of Shintoism perform rituals?

• to build discipline and help maintain moral purity

• to build shrines and help maintain moral purity

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

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

Who introduced the Chinese writing system to Japan?

• China (only)

• Korea (only)

• Both China and Korea

• Neither China nor Korea

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

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

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

• 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.

Who introduced Buddhism to Japan?

• China (only)

• Korea (only)

• Both China and Korea

• Neither China nor Korea

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

• Shintoism

• Buddhism

• Animism

• Confucianism

When Japan became a military society, groups of people had power. Which of these had the third-highest power?

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Peasants

• Daimyo

Who introduced Confucianism to Japan?

• China (only)

• Korea (only)

• Both China and Korea

• Neither China nor Korea

Look at the map. What is indicated by the "5" on the map?

• Korean Peninsula

• Sea of Japan

• Japan

• North Pacific Ocean

• China

Look at the map. What country is indicated by the "1" on the map?

• Korean Peninsula

• Sea of Japan

• Japan

• North Pacific Ocean

• China