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Ch. 18-3 Medieval Japan

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which practice is best associated with the followers of Zen Buddhism?

a)

meditation

b)

military training

c)

human sacrifices

d)

pilgrimage

2.

The samurai's role in Japanese culture was to follow the Code of __________, which emphasized honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to one's lord.

a)

Seppuku

b)

Kamikaze

c)

Haiku

d)

Bushido

3.
Samurai were 
a)
Daimyo
b)
Shoguns
c)
Vassals
d)
Bushido
4.
What group of people were skilled warriors and enforced the rules?
a)
Shoguns
b)
Daiymos
c)
Samurais
d)
Peasants
5.

What is the system of government where there is an exchange of land for military service called?

a)

feudalism

b)

Shinto

c)

bushido

d)

monarchy

6.
In Japan what was used as a training method for samurai and began because of practicing Zen Buddhism?
a)
Bushindo
b)
Shinto
c)
martial arts
d)
poetry writing
7.
Which of these are not charcteristics of bushido?
a)
honor
b)
bravery
c)
respecting others
d)
fleeing in battle
8.
What was the name for the head MILITARY leader of Japan?
a)
Daimyo
b)
Samurai
c)
Shogun
d)
Zaibatsu
9.
The bond of loyalty between a lord and those to whom he has given land
a)
vassal
b)
clan
c)
feudalism
d)
constitution
10.

True or False: Japan got its system of writing from the Chinese.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What was the lowest level in Japanese society?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

Peasants

d)

Merchants

12.
Japan’s mountains and islands isolated Japan and shaped it’s society.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

What culture influenced the culture of Japan?

a)

China

b)

Great Britian

c)

Korea

d)

Russia

14.

Why was Japan involved in many civil wars farmland?

a)

Much of Japan's land is useless for farming.

b)

Japan has many rich and fertile farming areas.

c)

Much of Japan's land was destroyed by wars with China.

d)

Japan has many rare crops that are great for farming.

15.

Which food did the Japanese rely on due to their geographic location?

a)

flour

b)

rice

c)

sugar

d)

wheat

16.

A chain of islands, like Japan is called an

a)

isthmus

b)

archipelago

c)

mountain

d)

peninsula

17.
What is bushido?
a)
Samurai code of rules 
b)
Shinto's religious leader
c)
Another name for the emperor
d)
type of government with social classes
18.

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"

19.
What was the main obligation of a samurai?
a)
defend the peasants
b)
conquer lands
c)
defend the daimyo
d)
manage the land
20.
Trained professional warriors
a)
Samurai
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun