Tokugawa Shogunate

The Tokugawa Shogunate is also referred to as the...

• Edo Period

• Minamoto Period

• Samurai Period

• Feudal Period

Japanese warriors that lived by a strict code of ethics and duty

• Samurai
• Daimyo
• Shogun
• Confucian

Definition Match: Shogun

• A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

• Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

• The military government of Japan

• A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

Definition Match: Feudalism

• A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

• Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

• The military government of Japan

• A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

During the Edo (Tokugawa) period, which position below held the most power on the social hierarchy?

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Emperor

• Samurai

Hereditary ruler with little real power

• Samurai

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Emperor

Appointed by the Emperor as a military ruler

• Bakufu

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Samurai

Wealthy land owner, also the head of a clan group

• Bakufu

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

The code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai

• Bushido
• Daimyo
• Shogun
• Confucian

Which of these statements is FALSE?

• Clans often competed for power

• The Heian Period was a time of peace and tranquillity

• Seppuku was a suicide ritual performed by Samurai

• Tokugawa was the first shogun in Japan