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Japan - Part II

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the belief that people should put the needs of their family and community first.

a)

Bureaucracy

b)

Confucianism

c)

Filial piety

d)

Legalism

2.

children had to respect their parents and older relatives and place the needs/desires of the head of the family before their own

a)

Filial piety

b)

Mandate

c)

Huang He

d)

Daoism

3.

In the Medieval Japanese feudal system, these men were considered to be the most powerful.

a)

Shogun

b)

Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Daimyo

4.

This structure is called a(n)

a)

Torii Gate

b)

Water Gate

c)

Pagoda Gate

d)

Kami Gate

5.

In Europe, knights followed a code called Chivalry, for the samurai it is...

a)

Bushido

b)

Kami

c)

Shinto

d)

Daimyo

6.

Style of building architecture that Japan copied from other Asian neighbors.

a)

apartments

b)

townhouse

c)

sky scraper

d)

pagoda

7.

Who was the figurehead of power in Japanese society?

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

e)

Peasants

8.

These were powerful lords that lead armies of samurai in Japan.

a)

Emperor

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

e)

Peasants

9.

These were trained warriors served their lords in Japan.

a)

Emperors

b)

Shoguns

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

e)

Peasants

10.

These were the poorer farmers and craftsmen in Japan that provided food and service but had little to no power.

a)

Emperors

b)

Shoguns

c)

Daimyo

d)

Samurai

e)

Peasants

11.

During feudal times a person was considered wealthy if they had a large amount of.......

a)

Dollar Bills

b)

Stocks

c)

Land

d)

Sailing Ships

12.

The code of Bushido can be best described as

a)

a diet that all samurai must follow

b)

a strict code of conduct that samurai must follow

c)

The organization of farmers in Japan

d)

a code that allows everyone every to have the same amount of power

13.

The term feudalism is best defined as a

a)

division of power between branches of government

b)

holy war between Christians and Muslims

c)

process in which gooods are traded for other goods

d)

system in which land is exchanged for military service or loyalty

14.

During Japan's feudal period, the MAIN role of the samurai was to

a)

teach martial arts

b)

protect the daimyo

c)

offer prayers before battle

d)

serve as advisors to the emperor

15.

The emperor in Japan was considered a figure head and did not have much power. Who actually ruled Japan?

a)

the daimyo

b)

the shogun

c)

merchants

d)

kings

16.

What is the main obligation of a samurai?

a)

defend the land

b)

manage the land

c)

defend the crops

d)

conquer more lands

17.

What did the warrior code, bushido, require of samurai?

a)

a willingness to die for truth

b)

a pledge of obedience to the government

c)

honor, loyalty, and bravery

d)

respect for family and country

18.

Those who followed the code of bushido were

a)

Japanese women.

b)

European knights

c)

European women

d)

samurai warriors.

19.
What describes the role of the daimyo in feudal Japan?
a)
they were poor farmers
b)
they were rich landowners
c)
they were powerful generals
d)
they were professional soldiers
20.
Which members of the social hierarchy were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan? 
a)
Merchants
b)
Artisans 
c)
Peasants
d)
Farmers 
21.
Which class is missing in the hierarchy?
Emperor, Shogun, _____, Samurai,
Peasants, Merchants
a)
baron
b)
count
c)
daimyo
d)
knight
22.

What is the way of the samurai called?

a)

regent

b)

bushido

c)

shogun

23.

In Japan, the political system of _____________ had warriors known as samurais.

a)

shogun

b)

feudalism

c)

bushido

24.

The Samurai code was called __________, or "way of the warrior."

a)

guilds

b)

bushido

c)

chivalry

25.
Powerful military lords who controlled small territories in Japan
a)
daimyo
b)
shoguns
c)
samurai
d)
emperior
26.
Which of these are not charcteristics of bushido?
a)
honor
b)
bravery
c)
respecting others
d)
fleeing in battle
27.

Which of the following lists is in order from most powerful to least powerful?

a)

samurai, shogun, daimyo, peasant

b)

samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo

c)

shogun, samurai, daimyo, peasant

d)

shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant

28.

a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five

a)

haiku

b)

kami

c)

kabuki

d)

sakoku