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Shoguns and Samurai

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Samurai?

a)

Warriors who fought in return for land

b)

Emperors

c)

Commander of all military forces

d)

An Invading Mongol who tried to attack Japan

2.

What was the Bushido Code?

a)

The name of a ship of an Invading Mongol

b)

The laws of Japan

c)

Strict code of conduct the Samurai lived by. "Way of the Warrior"

d)

The way the Bushido's lived

3.

What was the Census?

a)

It counted people in the country

b)

Emperor had to give money to the military

c)

People who held land had to pay taxes in rice or silk

d)

Emperor had to give up being Emperor

4.

What is a Shogun?

a)

Common person

b)

Chinese Samurai

c)

Emperor

d)

Commander of all military forces

5.

What is a Kamikaze? (Circa A.D. 1200)

a)

A typhoon in Japan that wiped out most of the Invading Mongol's ships

b)

A Japanese fighter plane that was used in World War II

c)

A type of government used in Japan

d)

A civilization in China

6.

What is Feudalism?

a)

A type of government

b)

A ship that belonged to a Mongol

c)

A city in America

d)

The bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal

7.

Who is Ashikaga Takauji?

a)

A Japanese Emperor

b)

A person who rebelled against the emperor and made himself shogun which started the Ashikaga shogunate

c)

A famous Samurai

d)

A Vassal

8.

What is a Daimyo?

a)

A fancy word for emperor

b)

A territory in Russia

c)

A powerful military leader of small territories

d)

A fancy word for vassal

9.

Who is Minamoto Yoritomo?

a)

He won the Gempei War and was a ruthless first shogun

b)

A Chinese Emperor

c)

A famous Samurai

d)

A Daimyo

10.

What is a Vassal?

a)

A fancy word of Emperor

b)

A Chinese word for Ruler

c)

An American country

d)

A person that gave an oath of loyalty to a Daimyo

11.

What was the Gempei War?

a)

A war between Japan and Korea

b)

Civil war between two of the most powerful Japanese families

c)

A war between Japan and China

d)

A war between America and Germany

12.

What was a Samurai's armor made of?

a)

Bricks

b)

Wood

c)

Iron

d)

Leather/Steel

13.

What is a Shogunate?

a)

A government ruled by an Emperor

b)

A government used in China

c)

A government ruled by a Shogun

14.

The Bushido Code demanded that Samurai should be...

a)

Courageous, Brave, and Honorable

b)

Weak

c)

Strange

d)

Cold-Hearted

15.

Samurai fight on?

a)

Cars

b)

Horseback

c)

Bicycles

d)

Scooters

16.

What was the capital of Japan at the time?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Heian

c)

China

d)

Nara

17.

What did Emperor's do?

a)

Laid at home and practiced poetry

b)

Ran the military

c)

Talked to the other Emperors

d)

Consulted with advisors

18.

What is Kamakura?

a)

A small seaside town which is headquarters for a Shogunate

b)

The language the Japanese used

c)

The capital city of Japan

d)

A random city in China

19.

What is Heian?

a)

Capital of China

b)

Language the Japanese used

c)

A country in America

d)

The new capital of Japan later called Kyoto