Japanese Culture and History 2

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1. Who was the prince that founded Buddhism in Japan? Nara Shotoku Ashoka Heian

2. Which mask represented the highest level of refinement in early Japanese culture, ca. 794-1185? No-mask Nerikyo Gyodo Gogiko-mask

3. In what period did the Chinese cast bronze-mirrors and export them to Japan? Chu Tang Han Qin

4. The Japanese sword was to said to have originally emerged from an 8-headed dragon slain by which Japanese prince? Susana o no Mikata Denshiko Jimmu Susano ono Mikoto

5. The first swords used by the Japanese had a double-edged blade (Tsurugi), wider at the point and receding in thickness. Who was the swordsmith that produced the first single-edge blades of Japan? Amakuni Jimmu Amatera Kazan

6. After a single sword was produced, a tempering process is made along the edge of the sword producing a cloudy and wavy pattern. What are the wavy patterns called? shinogi sobiba yakiba jigane

7. The art of flower arranging is over 1330 years old in Japan. Who founded this aesthetic art? Jimmu Ono yoko Ono no Imoko Rokkadu

8. What is the Japanese ceremony of burning incense and meditating called? mojo torii todo kodo

9. What is the Neolithic earthenware of Japan called? jomon shuman juman Paikache

10. Where was the main port of communication with Korea and the birthplace of the most prized ceramic vessels of Japan? Hiroshima Okinawa Karatsu Kyoto