Asia in the Middle Ages

Which country served as a cultural bridge between Japan and China?

• Malaysia

• Korea

• India

• VIetnam

What is the core value of Shintoism?

• Filial Piety

• The Code of Bushido

• Respect for nature

• Giving to the poor

Who was at the bottom of the period in Feudal Japan?

• Peasants

• Merchants

• Shogun

• Daimyo

Why were merchants considered to be the lowest class in Feudal Japan?

• They sold their products with outsiders

• They were only in Japan for small periods of time

• They were stealing money from the Daimyo

• They did not contribute to society

Why was Feudalism developed in Europe and Japan?

• Eliminate the need for a legal system

• Increase trade and manufacturing in the region

• Consolidate the power of the lower classes

• Provide order during a period of weak central government

Who had the power in Feudal Japan

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Merchants

• King

What is the purpose of the Code of Bushido?

• To help the ruler control his people

• Support revolutionary ideas

• Guide the behavior of a warrior class

• To benefit all of the social classes

Why did Japan isolate themselves after the Edict of 1635?

• Stop Western ideas from spreading (like Christianity)

• Stop Chinese ideas from spreading (like Confucianism)

• Stop Middle Eastern ideas from spreading (like Islam)

• Stop Persian ideas from spreading (like Zoroastrianism)

Which dynasties of China had better technology than that of the West?

• Tang

• Song

• Ming

• QIng

Where were merchants the lowest class?

• Mongol Empire

• Song China

• Tang China

• Feudal Japan