Name: HST263: Midterm Test

Please answer the questions to Parts I, III and IV directly on the test paper; Part II should be answered in the provided booklet.

Part I: Multiple Choice (10x2=20 points) Check the box that best answers the following questions:

1. ______is the form of Buddhism that emphasizes salvation through “faith.” Pure Land Zen Nichiren all of the above

2. On the whole, the Ashikaga period was a time of ______. sociopolitical turmoil peace and stability cultural inactivity all of the above

3. Susa-no o is the name of ______. Amaterasu’s brother the deity who discovered the Herb-quelling Great Sword inside the body of a serpent a storm god associated with Izumo all of the above

4. The Daibutsu (Great Buddha) is ______. the name of a giant pagoda an enormous statue at Todaiji (a temple in Nara) the name of a popular Buddhist sutra all of the above

5. The earliest written records regarding Japan appeared in ______. the Mencius the Kojiki and the Nihongi Chinese dynastic histories Prince Shotoku’s constitution

6. The Mongol navy ______. defeated the Japanese with the assistance of a “divine wind” (kami-kaze) succeeded in forcing the Japanese to submit to Khubilai Khan played an important role in bringing down the Kamakura military government all of the above

7. Pimiko is the name of ______. the Sun Goddess the imperial clan of Japan an early Japanese King an early Japanese Queen 8. According to Jien’s Gukansho, the Sun Goddess made a divine agreement with the ancestral god of the ______clan to the effect that this clan would serve as regents for the imperial family in perpetuity. Minamoto Fujiwara Taira Hojo

9. Buddhism ______. was officially introduced to Japan by King Song of Paekche was adopted as the state religion of Japan shortly after its introduction claimed to possess the power to protect the country of a devoted Buddhist ruler all of the above

10. During the golden era of the Heian court, poetry became ______. an essential means of expressing one’s refinement an essential means of communication between unmarried men and women a favorite pastime of the aristocracy all of the above

Part II: Significance (10x5=50 points) Identify and state the significance of 10 of the following 15 terms:

1. Koan 6. Izanagi/Izanami 11. Fujiwara 2. Cloistered Emperor 7. Four Noble Truths 12. Samurai 3. Shoen 8. Taika Reforms 13. Kami 4. Confucius 9. Shogun 14. Empress Shotoku 5. Ashikaga Takauji 10. Nara 15. Seppuku Amaterasu Prince Shotoku Tale of Genji Mono no aware

Part III: Matching (7x2.5=15 points with 2.5 bonus for perfect answer) Match the numbers for the following historical figures with the letters that identify the tradition or accomplishment with which they are associated:

Historical Figures Traditions/Accomplishments 1. Go-Toba A. Zen 2. Prince Shotoku B. Kamakura Bakufu 3. Amaterasu C. Tale of Genji 4. Minamoto Yoritomo D. 17 Article Constitution 5. Bodhidharma E. Sun Goddess 6. Jimmu F. 1st Emperor of Japan 7. Murasaki Shikibu G. Kemmu Restoration

Part IV: Era Names (5 points) Place the following historical eras in the correct temporal sequence:

Nara – Ashikaga – Heian – Kamakura – Yamato

______[GRADING: 0 wrong=5; 2 wrong=4; 3 wrong=2.5; 4 wrong=1; 5 wrong=0]

Essay Questions (2/3: 15x2=30) 1. Buddhism 2. Emperors/retired emperors/shoguns 3. Shinto and mythology 4. impact of Chinese civilization