Question

How did China influence Japan in the Middle Ages?

A. Because Japan a series of islands, it’s neighboring nations had very little influence
B. As a purely isolationist nation, Japan rejected all Chinese influence church during the Middle Ages
C. Japan adopted China’s idiographic writing system and religion, and modeled its government after the tang
dynasty
D. Japan is highly influenced by Chinese classical text, but rejected Confucianism and Buddhism

Answer 1

C) Japan was very selective in it’s borrowing from China, only taking China’s writing style, bureaucratic methods, and took some elements of chinese buddhism