Samurai Quiz

In 1185 Minamoto Yoritomo came to power in Medieval ​ (a)   .  In 1192 Minamoto took the title of ​ (b)   or commander-in-chief.  The shogun had more power than the ​ (c)   .  Many of the samurai practiced Shinto and were devout ​ (d)   .  During this period, women as well as men could be ​ (e)   . 

• Japan
• Shogun
• Emperor
• Buddhists
• Samurai
• Daimyo
• China
• Mongols
• Shinto
• Prince

The warrior class in medieval Japan are the ​ (a)   .  Samurai were well ​ (b)   and were highly literate. The main benefit of the samurai style of ​ (c)   was that it allowed them free movement. The samurai also learned to fight without ​ ​ (d)   by using martial arts. They believed that their warrior spirit was contained within the ​ (e)   sword.

• Samurai
• educated
• armor
• weapons
• katana
• Shogun
• illiterate
• archery

After the battle, the winning samurai would present the cleaned enemy heads to their ​ (a)   . To learn how to endure pain and suffering, samurai would fast for days without ​ (b)   .

Lastly the samurai would put on his ​ (c)   which he burned incense inside. A ​ (d)   is a type of short form poetry with 3 lines. The ​ (e)    promised to be obedient and loyal to the daimyo.

• daimyo
• eating
• kabuto
• haiku
• samurai
• emperor
• tanka
• katana
• shogun
• meditation

Anyone remember what the Samurai’s spear is called?

• Katana

• Wasabi

• Naginata

• Nagasaki