Chapter 9 Exam Original

Identify the term

  1. “Great General” ______________________

  2. A religion revolving around nature ______________________

  3. A Japanese Warrior, “those who serve” _________________________

  4. A poem of 17 syllables _____________________

  5. Members of the high social court ___________________

  6. Those who exercised power for the emperor _________________

  7. Nobles that owned large estates _____________________

  8. “The Divine Wind” ______________________

  9. Reforms that made all of Japan belong to the Emperor __________________

  10. Code of honor: must give one’s life to protect _____________________


Short Answer

What is the mythological story of Japan’s creation? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where did Japan really come from? _______________________________________

What are three examples of isolation affecting Japan?

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Multiple Choice:

11. What allowed Japan to remain isolated from outside influences?

  1. Dependence on China

  2. Diversity of the people of Japan

  3. Government policies that prevented contact with other societies

  4. The Christian beliefs of the Japanese forbid foreign contact

12. What was NOT a reason why the Tokugawa shogunate maintained power?

  1. They forced the daimyo to swear an oath of allegiance

  2. They watched the merchants and kept them at the bottom of society

  3. They created a line of succession of the shogunate, like the emperor

  4. They passed the Taika Reforms


13. What did the Japanese NOT do once the Portuguese made contact with Japan?

  1. Adopt Christianity

  2. Ban Christianity

  3. Stopped trade with Europeans

  4. Restricted international travel for Japanese


14. What is true of Japanese religion?

  1. All of Japanese Buddhists have exactly the same beliefs

  2. Shinto taught people to ignore nature

  3. When Buddhism came to Japan, people forgot about Shinto

  4. Buddhism influenced the development of the tea ceremony, drama, and gardens


15. Japanese rock gardens reflect which of the following Japanese cultural beliefs?

  1. People are not a part of nature

  2. There is art in nature

  3. Rocks are from the devil

  4. Rice can be grown on a mountain

Please explain similarities and differences between feudal Japan and feudal Europe

____Japan________|____________Similar____________|________Europe_______

Chapter 9 Exam- revised with essay

Identify the term

  1. “Great General” ______________________

  2. A religion revolving around nature ______________________

  3. A Japanese Warrior, “those who serve” _________________________

  4. A poem of 17 syllables _____________________

  5. Members of the high social court ___________________

  6. Those who exercised power for the emperor _________________

  7. Nobles that owned large estates _____________________

  8. “The Divine Wind” ______________________

  9. Reforms that made all of Japan belong to the Emperor __________________

  10. Code of honor: must give one’s life to protect _____________________


Short Answer

Contrast the mythological story of Japan’s creation with its actual creation? ___________________________________________________

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Essay Response: Isolationism

Physical and political isolation have been major themes in this chapter. Create a 5 paragraph essay that explains your understanding of isolation and the effects it had on Japan throughout its history. Explain your ideas to show your knowledge of our Japan unit to an audience that knows VERY LITTLE about Japan. You may want to organize your essay according to the following outline:

Rubric:

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4

Introduction, Conclusion, organization

Not organized, topics not stated, not clearly written

Lacking organization, topics not stated properly, not very clear

Somewhat organized, topics are stated, somewhat clear

Organized, topics well-stated, clearly written

Paragraph 1

No evidence

Evidence is not justified with factual information

Evidence is justified, some facts (2-3) included

Evidence is justified with facts (4+) from the book, lecture, and notes

Paragraph 2

No evidence

Evidence is not justified with factual information

Evidence is justified, some facts (2-3) included

Evidence is justified with facts (4+) from the book, lecture, and notes

Paragraph 3

No evidence, no connections

Little evidence, very few connections made

Evidence with some connections to other chapters, cultures, or explanation

Justified evidence with connections to other chapters, cultures, with a clear explanation