Samurai

The ________ were the protectors end enforces of the land who were comparable to Knights during the Middle Ages.

• Samurai

• Ninjas

• Zulus

• Kawas

What was the name of the Samurai code of conduct?

• Chivalry

• Bushido

• Tripitaka

• Shinto

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

• Daimyo
• Samurai
• Shogun
• Zaibatsu

3. The Samurai could best be described as ______________________.

• common people
• government administrators
• rulers
• warriors

Which of the following lists is in order from most powerful to least powerful?

• samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant
• samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo
• shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant
• shogan, daimyo, samurai, peasant

Large land owners in Feudal Japan were called

• Daimyo
• Aristocrats
• Farmers
• Samurai

Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor

• Bushido
• Daimyo
• Shogun
• Confucian

Samurai were hired to...

• fight to the emperor 
• defend landowners and their prorperty 
• to farm on his master's land 

Why was Zen Buddhism important to the samurai warriors?

• It helped clear their minds so they could focus in battle.

• It helped them paint better pictures.

• It helped them arrange flowers better.

• It helped them worship nature.

Which was the most important weapon used by the samurai?

• a metal fan

• a tanto (short sword)

• a katana (long sword)

• meditation