BCISB Middle Ages Japan

What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?

• Daimyo
• Samurai
• Shogun
• Zaibatsu

The term shogun means

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

The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 

• Emperor
• Shogun
• Daimyo
• Samurai

Where is Japan located?

• 17
• 26
• 28
• 25

What is feudalism?

• A system where lords allow people to work on their land in exchange for service
• Where people are elected to power
• Where everybody has the same amount of power
• Where peasants work as warriors

What is an emperor?

• Land owning lord, powerful warlords, hire warriors to keep them safe and give land

• Figurehead of Japan, very wealthy, representative of gods

• Military leader, actual ruler of Japan, strongest Daiymo

• Highly trained warriors, only people allowed to carry swords in public, followed strict rules

Which members of the social structure were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan?

• Merchants

• Artisans

• Peasants

• Farmers

Which class is missing in the hierarchy?
Emperor, Shogun, _____, Samurai,
Peasants, Merchants

• baron
• count
• daimyo
• knight

What describes the role of the daimyo in feudal Japan?

• they were poor farmers
• they were rich landowners
• they were powerful generals
• they were professional soldiers

Why were merchants on the bottom of the Japanese social hierarchy?

• they were considered to be untouchable
• they did not produce anything on their own
• they only worked with the Samurai
• they were the servants of the Emperor