Chapter 8 Japan Study Guide
The following information will assist you in preparing for your chapter test. History is a broad topic, and this study guide will help you focus on the key concepts that will be tested. Locate the correct information in your textbook and note the page# and paragraph# in the designated area for each question. The assignment will be considered complete if you cite your source and answer in complete sentences. Ask for clarification from your teacher if you need it! This assignment is meant to help guide your studies and is graded for completion on a credit/no credit basis. It is up to you to find the correct information so you can be successful! If you complete, study, and know the following information, your overall performance on the test should be high. Do your best and ace the test!
Name ______Per ______Date ______
Section 8.1
1. Pg._____¶_____ Why was Japan isolated from China and Korea?
2. Pg._____¶_____ Why did most of Japan’s people live on coastal plains?
3. Pg._____¶_____ What did the Japanese diet mainly consist of?
4. Pg._____¶_____ What was special about the Ainu’s language and what eventually happened to it?
5. Pg._____¶_____ What is Japan’s traditional religion?
6. Pg._____¶_____ Before becoming emperors of Japan, the Yamato ruled over what?
7. Pg._____¶_____ How did contact with Korea and China influence Japan?
8. Pg._____¶_____ Prince Shotoku’s efforts helped spread this religion.
9. Pg._____¶_____ What was the sequence of power for family members, according to Confucius?
Section 8.2
10. Pg._____¶_____ Describe Heian paintings.
11. Pg._____¶_____ Who wrote much of the early Japanese literature?
12. Pg._____¶_____ Why was The Tale of Genji so influential?
13. Pg._____¶_____ How was Noh different from other dramas?
14. Pg._____¶_____ Describe characteristics of Pure Land Buddhism.
15. Pg._____¶_____ Describe how Buddhism was practiced by Japan’s nobles versus the common people.
Section 8.3
16. Pg._____¶_____ What is a figurehead?
17. Pg._____¶_____ Why did the emperor lose control of Japan to the Minamoto shogun?
18. Pg._____¶_____ Rank Japanese society from most powerful to the least powerful (think social structure pyramid)
19. Pg._____¶_____ In exchange for military service, what did samurai warriors receive?
20. Pg._____¶_____ What was the samurai’s weapon?
21. Pg._____¶_____ Who protected the home while the men were away?
22. Pg._____¶_____ What was a Samurai’s main duty?
23. Pg._____¶_____ List three ways in which a samurai could lose honor.
24. Pg._____¶_____ Explain why samurai had limited freedoms.
25. Pg._____¶_____ Explain Bushido
26. Pg._____¶_____ What three things helped samurai improve their self-discipline?
27. Pg._____¶_____ Why did the Japanese nobles unite in 1274?
28. Pg._____¶_____ During the 1400’s, Japan was divided. Who ruled the differing territories?
29. Pg._____¶_____ What did Oda Nobunaga do in the 1500’s?
30. Pg._____¶_____ How was Japan’s samurai system able to last until the 1800’s?