Which sentence below describes cultural diffusion?
a. Warships and armies from Japan attacked Korea.
b. Practices and beliefs spread from Korea to Japan.
c. Written languages developed separately in Japan and Korea.\
d. Korea and Japan grew different crops because of different climates.
If a visitor compared the Chinese capital Chang
what difference might the visitor notice?
a. Nara lacked a wall for protection.
b. Nara lacked an imperial palace.
c. Nara lacked temples and monasteries.
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d. Nara lacked an orderly street pattern
In Buddhist teachings, how does meditation help lead to wisdom?
a. by teaching the steps to a moral life
b. by emptying the mind of distracting thoughts
c. by providing a time to regret one's sins
d. by encouraging the study of books by enlightened teachers
A central teaching of Mahayana, the form of Buddhism that reached Japan, was that a
a. life on Earth is the only life.
b. all people can reach nirvana.
c. all buddhas hold false beliefs.
d. only the material world is real.
Which group was most responsible for the achievements of Japan
Aristocrats
Farmers
Emperors
Merchants