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Knights vs Samurai Docs

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____in Japan are the same as _____ in Europe

a)

peasants, serfs

b)

lords, serfs

c)

serfs, peasants

d)

serfs, lord

2.

According to Doc A, what group in Japan were similar to Lords in Europe?

a)

Shogun

b)

Daimyo

c)

peasants

d)

samurai

3.

What is the purpose of using the social triangle?

a)

social classes are divided by triangle shapes rather than square shapes

b)

More people are in the upper class than in the lower class

c)

It shows that slaves are always at the bottom of society

d)

more powerful are at the top, less powerful are at the bottom

4.

According to Doc A, for Japan, which group had the MOST people in it?

a)

artisans

b)

samurai

c)

peasants

d)

merchants

5.

According to Doc A, in Europe, which group had the MOST people in it?

a)

artisans

b)

knights

c)

peasants

d)

merchants

6.

According to Doc C, how young can a Japanese boy become a samurai?

a)

8 years old

b)

14 years old

c)

10 years old

d)

21 years old

7.

According to Doc C, how early can a knight's training start?

a)

4-5 years old

b)

8-10 years old

c)

6-7 years old

d)

12 years or older

8.

What philosophy was part of bushido?

a)

Christianity

b)

Confucianism

c)

Muslim

d)

Hinduism

9.

According to Doc C, how old did a person need to be to become a squire?

a)

12

b)

16

c)

14

d)

18

10.

According to Doc C, which of the following pieces of evidence suggest that samurai had rigorous training?

a)

"the young warriors studied Kendo, bushido, and Zen Buddhism"

b)

"a knights training started at age 4?

c)

"the trainees officially became samurai in a ceremony called genpuku"

d)

samurai were disciplined in the use of bamboo sticks