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WorksheetsEuropean and Japanese Feudalism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a "Fief"
a)
A hierarchy level in the Feudal system
b)
Land that is given to a Noble
c)
A job assigned to a Peasant
d)
An Oath one recites to pledge ones loyalty
2.
The Oath of Fealty could best be compared to which of the following?
a)
The Chinese tribute system
b)
The Hindu Caste-System
c)
Silk Road
d)
Code of Chivalry
3.
What was the significance of the "Code of Chivalry"
a)
To provide a unique code of arms for each Noble family
b)
To provide a basis of laws and regulations that are to be followed at all times
c)
A religious text that traces the origin of Chrisianity
d)
Aspect of society that dictated how one of Noble descent should act
4.
Which of the following best describes Social mobility in Europe
a)
Individuals could freely move between each class as they please as long as they paid a large tax
b)
Only the lower levels could interchange class
c)
It was similar to that of Caste System where there were rigidly defined levels of social class
d)
Only the higher levels could interchange class
5.
What was a significant purpose for class freezing
a)
It kept the Economy steady during times of plague or famine
b)
To lock in skilled labor for that required job
c)
To keep a steady supply of people in the Military
d)
To show the power that the King had and how he can dictate each person's life
6.
Feudal societies are generally characterized by...
a)
A representative government
b)
An emphasis on social order
c)
Many economic opportunities
d)
The protection of political rights
7.
What did the peasants get in return for serving and working for their local lord?
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
A long, happy life
c)
The right to vote for the king
d)
Lots of food and weekends off
8.
How do the ideological origins of Europe and Japan and the influence on Feudalism in Europe and Japan compare between the regions?
a)
The similar ideologies of Confucianism in Japan and Greco-Roman influences in Europe create vividly different versions of Feudalism that are almost not comparable.
b)
The constant interaction of hellenistic ideals in both areas created essentially the same feudalistic system in each region.
c)
The dominant Islamic beliefs and thought process brought with trade mingled with native ideologies to create two similar structured systems with differences arising from their native ideologies.
d)
The different ideologies of Confucianism in Japan and Greco-Roman influences in Europe create similar versions of Feudalism in both regions.
9.
Why did the Samurai in Japan attempt to limit social mobility?
a)
A Attempt to maintain an ample amount of peasant farmers to produce
b)
B They believed that to move up to another class was only possible after being reborn into a new
c)
C They wished to limit the right to vote for the king to as few people as possible
d)
D The samurai wished to maintain their power in society as elite warriors and allowing social mobility would reduce their power.
10.
Why are Confucianism and Bushido, "the way of the warrior", important to Japan in their relation to Feudalism?
a)
They were the social structures that were replaced by Feudalism.
b)
They were ideologies that replaced the ideologies that shaped feudalism
c)
They were ideologies that shaped feudalism in japan
d)
They were ideologies that arose after feudalism introduced their concepts.
11.
How do the conflicts caused by feudalism's inherently decentralized governments differ in Europe and Japan?
a)
Europe is able to unite after being conquered by the Papal State while Japan is united and turned into a Korean Vassal State
b)
Europe unites under a reformed Holy Roman Rule while Japan is never able to unite.
c)
Europe fails to unite while Japan unites during World War 1 through British support
d)
Europe fails to unite while Japan unites after the period of warring states
12.
What is the major ideal that restrictions women's rights in Japan?
a)
Confucianism
b)
Bushido
c)
Buddhism
d)
Shintoism
13.
What role does the Emperor play in Japan's hierarchy?
a)
The Emperor was an important religious power in Japan.
b)
The emperor was the ruler of the Japanese people and controlled the military.
c)
The Emperor gained the power of the military through conquest.
d)
The Emperor was the democratically elected leader.
14.
What is the purpose of a vassal
a)
To provide work, loyalty and fight for their overlord
b)
Employ in diplomacy with other countries
c)
To provide labor for the jobless peasants
d)
To give out land to be divided upon
15.
What is unique about Toyotomi Hideyoshi
a)
He was a peasant in Japan who rose to become a Shogun and unified Japan
b)
Famous advisor to the Shogun who incited the Korean Japanese war
c)
Famous Emperor who gained military power as a Shogun and declared war on Korea
d)
Revised the Japanese economic system to increase trade and revenue
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