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Medieval Japan Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

archipelago

a)

a narrow piece of land linking two larger pieces of land

b)

a broad geographic area

c)

chain of islands; an expanse of water with many scattered islands

d)

an area of high, mostly flat land

2.

animism

a)

belief in spirits that are outside of the body

b)

nature spirits that the people of Japan believed they could call on for help

c)

a religious group

d)

the process of coming into being, or of becoming important

3.

kami

a)

belief in spirits that are outside of the body

b)

nature spirits that the people of Japan believed they could call on for help

c)

a religious group

d)

the process of coming into being, or of becoming important

4.

constitution

a)

plan of government

b)

continuing or long lasting

c)

a religious group

d)

system of service between a lord and vassals who have sworn loyalty to a lord

5.

behalf

a)

representing; in place of

b)

a plan of government

c)

a religious group

d)

continuing or long lasting

6.

samurai

a)

a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty

b)

a military governor who ruled Japan

c)

powerful military lords; feudal rulers, a class like the nobles and lords in Medieval Europe

d)

a person under the protection of a lord to whom he has vowed loyalty

7.

shogun

a)

a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty

b)

a military governor who ruled Japan

c)

a person under the protection of a lord to whom he has vowed loyalty

d)

the system of service between a lord and vassals who have sworn loyalty to a lord

8.

vassal

a)

a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty

b)

a military governor who ruled Japan

c)

a person under the protection of a lord to whom he has vowed loyalty

d)

a group of merchants or craftspeople during medieval times

9.

feudalism

a)

plan of government

b)

a military governor ruled Japan

c)

the system of service between a lord and vassals who have sworn loyalty to a lord

d)

the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices

10.

guild

a)

plan of government

b)

a group of merchants or craftspeople during medieval times

c)

sports that involve combat or self defense

d)

samurai code of conduct, "the way of the warrior"

11.

sect

a)

a group of merchants or craftspeople during medieval times

b)

the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices

c)

samurai code of conduct, "the way of the warrior"

d)

a religious group

12.

martial arts

a)

sports that involved combat and self defense

b)

a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty

c)

samurai code of conduct, "the way of the warrior"

d)

Mental exercise to reach a greater spiritual awareness

13.

meditation

a)

mental exercise to reach a greater spiritual awareness

b)

sports that involved combat and self defense

c)

a religious group

d)

belief in spirits that are outside the body

14.

emergence

a)

the process of coming into being, or of becoming important

b)

continuing or long-lasting

c)

a group of merchants or craftspeople during medieval times

d)

representing; in place of

15.

aristocracy

a)

the highest class in certain societies, especially those holding hereditary titles or offices

b)

samurai code of conduct, “the way of the warrior”

c)

“divine wind”, what the Japanese named the typhoons that saved from the Mongols

d)

plan of government

16.

enduring

a)

continuing or long-lasting

b)

be a perfect example of

c)

representing; in place of

d)

belief in spirits that are outside of the body

17.

epitomize

a)

be a perfect example of

b)

representing; in place of

c)

an expanse of water with many scattered islands

d)

a religious group

18.

Bushido

a)

samurai code of conduct, “the way of the warrior”

b)

“divine wind”, what the Japanese named the typhoons that saved from the Mongols

c)

powerful military lords; feudal rulers, a class like the nobles and lords in Medieval Europe

d)

sports that involved combat and self defense

19.

kamikaze

a)

“divine wind”, what the Japanese named the typhoons that saved from the Mongols

b)

samurai code of conduct, “the way of the warrior”

c)

powerful military lords; feudal rulers, a class like the nobles and lords in Medieval Europe

d)

the system of service between a lord and vassals who have sworn loyalty to a lord

20.

daimyo

a)

powerful military lords; feudal rulers, a class like the nobles and lords in Medieval Europe

b)

“divine wind”, what the Japanese named the typhoons that saved from the Mongols

c)

samurai code of conduct, “the way of the warrior”

d)

mental exercise to reach a greater spiritual awareness