Japanese Empire Building

What type of landform/geography is Japan?

• A Peninsula

• An Island

• An Archipelago

• A Plateau

What is the religion of the early Japanese characterized by a belief in animism (that ALL things in nature have a spirit)?

• Yuan

• Shinto

• Daoism

• Shamanism

The warrior class of Japan who fought on behalf of their masters and their lords?

• Shinto

• Knights

• Samurai

• Shaman

After the victory of the Minamoto Clan, this class became the most powerful military dictator of ALL Japan.

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Regent

• Samurai

What is Bushido?

• A religion that believes ALL things in nature have a spirit.

• The rules that the Regents of Japan had to follow to rule instead of the emperor

• A strict code of honor, loyalty, and bravery that the Samurai lived by

• The main crop grown in Japan that helped them become successful

"Tomeo was a match for a thousand warriors and fit to meet either god or devil… and so in this last fight, when all others had been slain or fled, among the last seven there rode Tomoe”

This quote describes the amazing samurai Tomoe. What was unique about this samurai?

• Tomoe was the emperor of Japan as well

• Tomoe defeated Jimmu in an epic battle

• Tomoe was a woman

• Legend states that Tomoe defeated the sun goddess

Who were the local military lords that ruled SMALL territories in Japan?

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Regent

Much of Japan's early literature was written by

• emperors

• women

• the samurai

• western nations like Great Britain

Through most of its history, who was at the top of Japan's social pyramid even though many times they had no real power?

• the king

• the shogun

• the emperor

• the samurai

If a samurai lost his honor, he was expected to commit the following act.

• bushido

• seppuku

• kamikaze

• tsunami