Feudal Japan Vocabulary Quiz

What is a clan?

• A group of families who share a common ancestor and strong loyalty to one another

• A professional warrior in historic Japan

• A powerful land-owning lord in feudal Japan

What is a constitution?

• A written set of rules or principles that explains how a government or organization should operate and protects the rights of the people

• The belief that animals, plants, objects, and natural places have spirits or souls

• A special place built to honor a god, spirit, or important person

What is animism?

• The belief that animals, plants, objects, and natural places have spirits or souls

• A professional warrior in historic Japan

• A social and political system where land and protection are exchanged for service or labor

What is a shrine?

• A special place built to honor a god, spirit, or important person where people go to pray, leave offerings, or show respect

• A powerful land-owning lord in feudal Japan

• The military leader who held the real power in Japan for many centuries

Who were the Samurai?

• A professional warrior in historic Japan who followed strict rules about honor and duty and served a lord in battle and daily life

• A group of families who share a common ancestor

• A written set of rules or principles for government

Who was the Shogun?

• The military leader who held the real power in Japan for many centuries, even when there was an emperor

• A professional warrior in historic Japan

• A powerful land-owning lord in feudal Japan

Who was the Daimyo?

• A powerful land-owning lord in feudal Japan who controlled large estates and had samurai warriors serving under them

• The military leader who held the real power in Japan

• A group of families who share a common ancestor

What is feudalism?

• A social and political system where land and protection are exchanged for service or labor; power is divided among lords, vassals, and peasants

• The belief that animals, plants, objects, and natural places have spirits or souls

• A special place built to honor a god, spirit, or important person