Japan Vocabulary

An archipelago is ________________

• A chain of islands

• A Japanese Palace

• A large mass of land

• A gunpowder weapon

A regent is _____________

• The main military leader

• Someone who gives advice to the ruler on big decisions

• Someone who rules a country until the real ruler is old enough to rule

• A high priest

A tradition is _______________

• A ceremony that takes place once a year

• A practice or belief handed down from one generation to another

• A large government gathering that takes place in every successful civilization

• A form of writing passed down from generation to generation

A shogun was ____________

• The emperors dining hall

• A military tactic practiced by Japanese warriors

• A code of conduct in Japanese society

• A supreme military commander

A Daimyo was ___________

• A local landowning lord

• Another name for an all powerful emperor

• The lead Samurai warrior

• An emperial palace where the emperor would host guests

A samurai was ___________

• A kung fu teacher

• The main military leader

• A highly trained warrior

• A landowner or lord

Bushido was ___________

• A crop gown on the Japan mainland

• The law of the land enforced by the emperor

• A book followed by Samurai

• A set of rules or strict code of conduct Samurai had to follow

Feudalism was

• A social system in which landowners granted people land for military service or labor.

• A form of government that focused on urbanization

• A Japanese army that conquered much of China

• A Japanese bureaucracy

Which social class was at the bottom of the Japanese Feudal pyramid?

• peasants

• Farmers

• Merchants

• Artisans

In Japanese Feudal society, the emperor was more of a ____________

• Shogun

• Figurehead

• Daimyo

• Landowner