Medieval Japan Vocabulary

The term shogun means

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

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

The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 

• Emperor
• Shogun
• Daimyo
• Samurai

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The belief that all things had their own spirit

• animism

• shrine

• clan

• tanka

Practice of quiet reflection to clear the mind and find inner peace

• meditation

• feudalism

• martial arts

• calligraphy

group of families related by blood or marriage

• clan

• dynasty

• feudalism

• animism

Which of the following would NOT be found in a constitution?

• laws

• leadership

• power structures

• history of the country

Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land

• samurai

• shogun

• daimyo

• ninja

Martial arts usually involve

• meditative practices

• intent to harm another

• combat and self-defense

• a performance

the art of producing beautiful handwriting

• calligraphy

• tanka

• animism

• martial arts