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HIS 101-2021
Test One
Answer the questions using Word and submit by midnight on Wednesday, February 17 to
Brightspace under “assignments.” Do not use Wikipedia or any other outside source besides what
you have been assigned in this course.
I. Matching: you will find ten identification items followed by an assortment of descriptions. Please
write the letter of the description next to the number of the item it identifies on your test document
and indicate where you found your answer (lecture, PPT, readings); do not use any outside sources.
(10x2)
1. Sun Goddess
F
6. Nara
C
2. Estate Steward
I
7. filial piety
H
3. Hojo Masako
D
8. Great Vehicle
L
4. kamikaze
A
9. samsara
J
5. Minamoto Yoshitsune
K
10. Fujiwara
E
A. This word refers to the typhoons that destroyed the Mongol ships in 1274 and 1281
B. Mythical figure responsible for creating the universe by unleashing forces of yin and yang
C. This place was intended to be Japan’s first permanent capital
D. She was the wife of Minamoto Yoritomo
E. The family that often exercised real power in Heian (794-1185) Japan by marrying daughers to
emperors, then ruling through child-emperors as regents
F. The deity that is the ancestor of Japan’s Imperial family; Amaterasu
G. a religious figure who often acts as mediator between his or her group and the spirit world
H. A core principle of Confucianism
I. Appointed by Kamakura government to manage lands, especially those of samurai; Jito
J. the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth that is propelled by karma in Buddhism
K. Famous military leader who helped achieve victory over rivals the Taira clan
L. A strand of Buddhism that spread from India through China and Korea to Japan and was generally
considered accessible to anyone wishing for salvation; mahayana
II. Identifications: identify eight (8) of the ten identification items and questions in a few sentences
explaining significance to this course. (8x5) (continues on next page)
1. What is the significance of the “old tombs” built for powerful rulers in Japan before the age of
emperors?
2. Taira no Masakado (or Taira Masakado)
3. Why did the Mongols twice send armadas to attack Japan?
4. What was the role of the Shugō Military Governor during the Kamakura period?
5. What were three of the five Confucian relationships and what do they s...