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Medieval Japan Part 1

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 794 C.E., the city of Heian-kyo replaced Nara as the official capital of Japan.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Nobles formed their own local armies of warriors known as ____.

a)

samurai

b)

regents

c)

shoguns

d)

daimyo

3.

What was the strict code of conduct that samurai lived by called?

a)

Bushido

b)

tanka

c)

"the way of the sword"

d)

kamikaze

4.

Although Yoritomo was made shogun in 1192, it was the emperor who actually ran Japan's government for the next seven centuries (700 years).

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Both times the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan sent ships to invade Japan, they were ____.

a)

defeated in land battles

b)

captured by pirates

c)

destroyed by typhoons

d)

turned back by strong winds

6.

In medieval Japan, the shogun was ___________

a)

in charge of agriculture

b)

in charge of the military

c)

ran the capital

d)

ran the religion

7.

What did medieval Japan and Europe have in common?

a)

They were both industrial societies

b)

They both fought the Chinese

c)

They were both feudal societies

d)

They both explored the world by sea

8.

What was the leader of a large piece of land in medieval Japan called?

a)

the emperor

b)

the vassal

c)

the daimyo

d)

the samurai

9.

Under the regents, the Japanese government eliminated (got rid of) taxes for farmers and raised them on nobles in the outlying provinces (areas).

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

a)

He declared war against the Minamoto family.

b)

He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the tile of shogun.

c)

He persuaded the Mongols to side with him.

d)

He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.

11.

During the 800s C.E., who ruled Japan in place of its emperors?

a)

regents

b)

samurai

c)

shamans

d)

taika

12.

Refer to the map. Which city was located on the Kanto Plain?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Mito

c)

Nagoya

d)

Osaka

13.

Refer to the map. What was the shogunate capital?

a)

Edo

b)

Kyoto

c)

Nagoya

d)

Wakayama