Multiple choice

During the Heian period Japanese women:

  1. were encouraged to learn Chinese

  2. were forbidden from attending Heian court

  3. produced works of important literature

  4. were set on a pedestal under the code of chivalry
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C Correct answer
Explanation

During the Heian period, noblewomen at the imperial court were highly educated in literature and produced some of the most important works of Japanese literature, such as The Tale of Genji.

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