Fuedal Japan

What influenced Japan's culture?

• China

• Korea

• India

• Russia

What did Japan adopt from China?

• Writing system

• Religion

• Government structure

• Artistic style

Which country's government did Japan use as a model?

• China

• Korea

• India

• Russia

What did wealthy landowners do in feudal Japan?

• The wealthy set up their own armies and began to terrorize farmers

• Became farmers

• Joined the emperor's army

• Became samurai warriors

What did farmers give up in exchange for protection?

• Some of their land

• Their freedom

• Their wealth

• Their religion

Who protected the lords from attacks by other lords?

• Samurai

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Artists

What code of behavior did samurai follow?

• Bushido

• Confucianism

• Taoism

• Shintoism

Who became the most powerful after a period of war?

• A Peasant

• The emperor

• The shogun

• The samurai

When was feudalism abolished in Japan?

• 1871

• 1603

• 1868

• 1890

Who issued the decree abolishing feudalism in Japan?

• Emperor Meiji

• Shogun

• Daimyo-governors

• Samurai