The Japanese Samurai(23')

In feudal Japan, what was the top MILITARY leader of Japan called?

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Emperor

3. The Samurai could best be described as ______________________.

• common people
• government administrators
• rulers
• warriors

What was the strict moral code of rules that Samurai followed called?

• 17-article constitution

• Bushido

• han rules

• the covenent

As the central government's power decreased, ____________'s power increased.

• the emperor

• the samurai

• the peasant

• the daimyo

What type of system was in place in Japan at the time of the Samurai?

• Code of Bushido

• Seventeen-article constitution

• Feudalism

• Imperial bureaucracy

The term shogun means

• supreme military commander.
• merchant.
• land owner.
• emperor.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What religion did samurai practice?

• Confucianism

• Zen Buddhism

• Daoism

• Polytheism

What did the most powerful samurai get for their service?

• rice
• land and food
• money
• servants

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What was the main obligation, or job, of a samurai?

• defend the peasants

• conquer lands

• defend the daimyo and his land

• manage the land

Which of the following lists is in order from most powerful to least powerful?

• samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
• samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
• shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
• shogan, daimyo, samurai, peasant