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Feudal Japan

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Bushido?

a)

a religion that was important to the peasants

b)

a code followed by samurai that explained the "way of the warrior" or rules they must follow.

c)

the landowners who hired the samurai to protect their land

d)

the emperor's guardian

2.

What is a figurehead?

a)

the person who has all of the power in Japan

b)

A person, like an emperor, who appears to rule even though the real power rests with someone else

c)

an armed warrior

d)

a poor farmer who works the land

3.

What is a system of protection where large landholders offer protection to people in return for their service to the land owner?

a)

samurai

b)

daimyo

c)

feudalism

d)

court

4.

Who protected the daimyo's land?

a)

feudalism

b)

a clan

c)

local lords

d)

samurai

5.

Most people in medieval Japan were part of this social class.

a)

emperor

b)

shogun

c)

peasants

d)

daimyo (lords)

6.

Why was Japan dangerous before feudalism?

a)

There were many competing clans.

b)

There were no laws.

c)

The emperor was an evil man.

d)

The people hated the government.

7.

Who was given the title of "Shogun?"

a)

The emperor.

b)

The bravest warrior.

c)

The richest leader.

d)

The leader of the most powerful clan.

8.

Who attacked Japan in the 1200s?

a)

The Russians.

b)

The Chinese.

c)

The Mongols under Kublai Khan.

d)

The United States.