Chapter 6, Lesson 3: Medieval Japan

In 794 C.E., the city of Heian replaced Nara as the official capital of Japan.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Nobels formed their own local armies of warriers known as _____.

What was the strict code of conduct that samurai lived by called?

• "the way of the sword"

• Bushido

• tanka

• kamikaze

Minamoto Yoritomo, the first shogun of Japan, was elected by the people.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

• He declared war against the Minamoto family.

• He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the title of Shogun.

• He persuaded the Mongols to side with him.

• He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.

Both times the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan sent ships to invade Japan, they were _____.

• captured by pirates

• turned back by strong winds

• defeated in sea battles

• destroyed by typhoons

Over the years, as samurai divided their lands among their sons, _____.

• the shoguns became more powerful

• the property held by each samurai grew larger

• the shoguns required a portion of the land too

• the property held by each samurai grew smaller

The samurai received more land from the daimyo than they had been given by the shogun.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Much of Japan's wealth came from _____.

• the hard labor of its farmers

• a growing class of merchants and traders

• leading military officials

• the numer of noble families

Why did Japanese artisans and merchants set up groups called guilds?

• to boost the Japanese economy

• to rival the daimyo

• to increase trade with Korea, China, and southeast Asia

• to protect their jobs and increase their earnings