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European and Japanese Feudalism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Feudalism?

a)

a social system that existed in Europe during the Roman Empire in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

b)

a speaker system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

c)

a social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return

2.

What kinds of government is feudalism?

a)

Centralized

b)

Decentralized

3.

This exchange of pledges is called

a)

A contract

b)

A feudal contract

c)

A serf contract

d)

A lord contract

4.

Which one is NOT part of the European feudal system?

a)

Serf

b)

King

c)

Emperor

d)

Knight

5.

A _______ system is created to establish social order.

a)

Feudal

b)

Knight

c)

Samurai

d)

Manor

6.

During the Middle Ages all, Manors were

a)

Self Sufficient

b)

Dependent on trade from the out world

7.

Who has the most power?

a)

Peasants (serfs)

b)

Knights

c)

Nobles (lords)

d)

King

8.

What do the arrows mean on this diagram?

a)

How the move up and down the social order

b)

The pledges they make

9.

Which class is the biggest? (Has the most people)

a)

Kings

b)

Lords

c)

Knights

d)

Peasants (serfs)

10.

What geographic feature made it difficult for Japan to unite?

a)

Rivers

b)

Ocean

c)

Moutains

d)

Desert

11.

Which social class in Japan is similar to a Knight in Europe?

a)

King

b)

Samurai

c)

Solider

d)

Serf

12.

Why are the merchants at the bottom of the social pyramid in Japan?

a)

Because of Chrisitanity

b)

Because of Confucian Beliefs

c)

Because of Zen Buddhism

13.

Both, Europe and Japan create a feudalistic society because

a)

they were experiencing a period of peace and prosperity

b)

they were experiencing chaos

c)

it was an easy, centralized government

d)

the geography was easy to manipulate

14.

Bushido to a Samurai is the same as _________ to a Knight

a)

Declaration of Indepedence

b)

Chivalry

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

Code of Hammurabi

15.

Both, Samurais and Knights have

a)

roles and duties within their manor

b)

multiple loyalty oaths

c)

there own land

16.

What is the name of the Japanese leader who led Japan to peace and prosperity?

a)

Emperor

b)

Tokugawa Daiymo

c)

Gawa Shogunate

d)

Tokugawa Shogunate

17.

What is isolationism?

a)

the belief that a country should not be involved with other countries

b)

the belief that a country should be involved with other countries

18.

Who holds the true power in a Japanese Feudal social structure?

a)

Emperor

b)

Merchant

c)

Shogun

d)

Daiymo

19.

What is an enduring issue?

a)

A problem that can be solved multiple times through out history

b)

A problem that is difficult to solve and occurs multiple times through out history.

20.

What is one thing European Feudalism and Japanese Feudalism have in common?

a)

Social Mobility

b)

Rigid Social Structure

c)

Kings

d)

Geography

21.
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
22.
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
23.

How were European and Japanese societies similar in the Middle Ages?

a)

They created a system of feudalism in which land was exchanged for service and protection

b)

They created representative democracies in which common citizens elected leaders

c)

They created direct democracies in which citizens had the power to vote on specific laws

d)

They created forms of government in which religion determined the law

24.

Feudalism was practiced in ____________________.

a)

Europe

b)

Japan

c)

Africa

d)

Europe and Japan

25.

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