The Samurai

The Samurai

By Aaron Howard

​The Heian Period

Minamoto Yoritomo (1185 A.D.)

Multiple Choice

This word means "to serve."

• shogun

• samurai

• daimyo

• emperor

Multiple Choice

True or False: During the Kamakura period, loyal samurai were sent out to control local governments throughout Japan.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Young samurai could start fencing by the age of 3 and use practice with real blades by the age of...

• 5 years old

• 8 years old

• 10 years old

• 15 years old

​Tokugawa Ieyasu (1603)

• Established new capital in Edo (modern-day Tokyo)

• Unified Japan

• ​Last Shogunate before Meiji Restoration

Tokugawa Shogunate

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Multiple Choice

Samurai armor since the Heian period had always been extremely...

• strong

• durable

• flexible

• sharp

Multiple Choice

Overtime, as samurai armor become more elaborate, the side effect was that the armor become heavier. It could weigh over....

• 30 lbs

• 60 lbs

• 80 lbs

• 100 lbs