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SS Neighboring Japan
Study Guide: The Influence of Neighboring Cultures on Japa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What best describes cultural diffusion? | The spread of cultural elements including ideas, practices, and beliefs that spread from Korea to Japan. |
| What is one important way in which Prince Shotoku changed Japan? | He increased contact with neighboring cultures. |
| When Korean workers settled in Japan, how did they change the lives of the Japanese? | They brought knowledge of mainland culture, and skills. |
| Before the time of Prince Shotoku, Japanese government can be described as.. | Dependent on local leaders. |
| Prince Shotoku's creating ranks for government officials was based on.. | Confucian ideas. |
| Emperor Tenmu and Empress Jito made changes in land ownership to strengthen imperial power. Who would have been most upset by these changes? | Clan Leaders. |
| If a visitor compared Chinese capital and Chang'an and the Japanese capital Nara, what difference might the visitor notice? | Nara has no wall. |
| The design of a Shinto shrine would most likely draw attention too... | The Japanese love of nature. |
| The dots on the timeline show when Buddhism arrived in four different countries: India, Korea, China, and Japan. Based on the timeline and your knowledge, where did Buddhism Arrive between 1 and 500 C.E.? | China and Korea. |
| In Buddhist teachings , how does meditation help lead to wisdom? | By emptying the mind of distracting thoughts. |
| A central teaching of Mahayana, the form of Buddhism that reached Japan, was that.. | All people can reach Nirvana. |
| after they learned about the Chinese writing, the Japanese... | Used simplified Chinese characters for sound in Japanese words. |
| How can one tell whether a Japanese poem is a tanka? | They count the syllabus in each line. |
| As a result of foreign influence, the Japanese began creating sculptures of.. | The Buddha. |
| Which architectural style did Japanese Buddhists adopt for their temples? | A |
| How did gagaku, a form of Chinese court music, influence music in Japan? | New instruments were used. |