Feudal Japan & China/ Gunpowder Empires Study Guide

Use the diagram below when answering the following question.

• Fascism

• Feudalism

• Theocracy

• Tribal

Which conclusion is best supported by the information on this map?

• The Chinese came into contact with peoples of other cultures between 1405 and 1422.

• Rivers and mountains prevented the expansion of overland Chinese trade.

• Eastern Chinese cities had extensive contact with the Persian Empire in 1405.

• China was isolated from outside contact under the rulers of the Ming Empire.

During the Japanese feudal era, who were the samurai most loyal to?

• God

• The emperor

• Their daimyo

• Their family

Which of the following is best supported by the information in this map?

• The Ottoman Empire controlled the largest amount of territory by 1453.

• The Ottoman Empire came to an end when it was conquered by the Byzantine Empire.

• By 1566, the Ottomans conquered most of China, India, and Persia.

• By the 1500s, the Ottomans controlled parts of Arabia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.

The Japanese military generals who were appointed by the emperor and who controlled powerful armies are called ___

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Manchus

Who was the first shogun to begin unifying and restoring order in Japan was

• Oda Nobunaga

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Kangxi

Which statement about government during the Tokugawa period in Japan is most accurate?

• Actual power was held by the shogun.

• The power of the emperor was absolute and supreme.

• The real power was held by foreign countries.

• Political power was in the hands of the merchant class.

Which Japanese shogun is described below?

* Completed the unification of Japan

* Moved the capital to Edo

* Created a long line of succession that ruled Japan for over 250 years

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Kangxi

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Oda Nobunaga

The rules below that were established during the Tokugawa Shogunate reflect which Japanese policy?

Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan

• Japanese ships are strictly forbidden to leave for foreign countries.

• If any Japanese returns from overseas after residing there, he must be put to death.

• All ports except Deshima in Nagasaki will be closed to European trade.

• Feudalism

• Syncretism

• cultural diffusion

• isolationism

How did Chinese emperors justify their place as rulers?

• mercantilism

• justification by Faith

• Divine Vindication

• Mandate of Heaven