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Shogun Japan

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Military leaders of Japan during its feudal era and the actual powers behind the emperor
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
2.
Japanese warlords and great land owners
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
3.
The code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai
a)
Bushido
b)
Daimyo
c)
Shogun
d)
Confucian
4.
Why does Japanese cuisine mainly consist of seafood?
a)
There was no other food available in Asia
b)
They lived by the coast
c)
It was delicious
d)
SUSHI
5.
Why did Japan develop a different culture from other countries in Asia?
a)
because their islands were isolated from Asia
b)
because they were ruled by an emperor
c)
because Japan is a peninsula
d)
because it was ruled by shoguns
6.
Who completed the process of unifying Japan?
a)
Matsuo Basho
b)
Oda Nobunaga
c)
Toyugawa Ieyasu
d)
Tokugawa Hideyoshi
7.
The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of:
a)
commercial partnership
b)
military government
c)
religious authority
d)
cultural institution
8.
Tokugawa Ieyasu used the "alternate attendance policy" to control the
a)
peasants
b)
daimyo
c)
foreign traders
d)
merchants
9.
How did the Tokugawa shoguns exert political control over the daimyo in 17th century Japan?
a)
They killed the daimyo’s draft animals.
b)
They kept the daimyo’s family in Edo as hostages.
c)
They exiled the daimyo to Korea.
d)
Nothing, the shoguns did not exert political control over the daimyo.
10.

Which person was responsible for capturing Kyoto and gaining control in central Japan?

a)

Hideki Matsui

b)

Oda Nobunaga

c)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

11.

Which man completed the unification of Japan and set up a shogunate in Japan to maintain that control?

a)

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

b)

Ito Hirohito

c)

Oda Nobunaga

d)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

12.

Which European country was the first allowed to trade with Tokugawa Japan?

a)

the Netherlands

b)

Portugal

c)

Great Britain

d)

United States

13.

Heads of noble families that also ruled hans

a)

Lords

b)

Edo

c)

Daimyo

d)

Ronin

14.

After the Emperor and imperial court, the order of social classes in Tokugawa Japan was:

a)

warrior, peasant, artisans, merchants

b)

peasant, warrior, peasant, merchants

c)

ronin, warrior, merchants, artisans

d)

warrior, merchant, peasant, eta

15.

During Tokugawa rule, the rights of women in Japan were increased.

a)

False

b)

True

16.

Who was responsible for running Japan and distributing the rice crop?

a)

Emperor

b)

Samurai

c)

Shogun

d)

Daimyo

17.

What is an archipelago?

a)

A country with a lot of mountains

b)

A group of islands that make up a territory

c)

A long, narrow beach

d)

A flat-topped hill

18.

Why is this time period called Tokugawa Japan?

a)

Tokugawa is what Japan was called back then.

b)

Tokugawa means Japan in Japanese.

c)

Tokugawa was the last name of the ruler at the time.

d)

Tokugawa means samurai in Japanese.

19.

Choose two benefits of being an island.

a)

Isolation from other countries.

b)

Close enough to mainland to exchange with China.

c)

A lot of land space.

d)

No earthquakes.

20.

Before Tokugawa Ieyasu came to power, Japan was a FEUDAL society. Which person was NOT a part of this feudal society?

a)

Samurai

b)

Shogun

c)

Daimyo

d)

Sultan

21.

How did Tokugawa organize the hierarchy of classes?

a)

Samurai, Farmer, Artisan, Merchant

b)

Samurai, Artisan, Merchant, Farmer

c)

Farmer, Samurai, Artisan, Merchant

d)

Farmer, Artisan, Merchant, Samurai

22.

What was the most important duty of a Samurai?

a)

keep the peace

b)

maintain duty to family and friend

c)

be armed and ready

d)

fight off criminals

23.

What was Japans policy on trade with foreigners?

a)

Can trade with all foreigners

b)

Can't trade with any foreigners

c)

Can't trade with any foreigners except British

d)

Can't trade with any foreigners except Dutch

24.
What was the main obligation of a samurai?
a)
defend the peasants
b)
conquer lands
c)
defend the daimyo
d)
manage the land
25.
The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
Daimyo
d)
Samurai
26.
What are two geographic features of Japan?
a)
Mountains and deserts
b)
Mountains and volcanoes
c)
Rivers and lakes
d)
Rivers and plains
27.
Which members of the social hierarchy were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan? 
a)
Merchants
b)
Artisans 
c)
Peasants
d)
Farmers 
28.

Which person had very little power in feudal Japan and was more of a figurehead

a)

Women

b)

farmers

c)

shoguns

d)

emperor

29.

When Japan closed their ports and refused to interact with other countries, this is known as

a)

Segregation

b)

Isolationism

c)

Militarism

30.
Why was Zen Buddhism appealing to Samurai warriors? 
a)
Helped them learn more about God
b)
It taught discipline and self-control 
c)
It taught concentration and purity 
d)
It rid the mind of evil spirits 
31.

Japan entered a period known as _________ after the victory from the Mongols.

a)

Zen Buddhism

b)

Warring States

c)

Pax Romana

d)

Golden Age

32.

The Tokugawa Shogunate is also referred to as the...

a)

Edo Period

b)

Minamoto Period

c)

Samurai Period

d)

Feudal Period

33.

The Edo Period went from...

a)

1432 - 1806

b)

1603 - 1867

c)

1578 - 1908

d)

1720 - 1890

34.

Definition Match: Shogun

a)

A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

b)

Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

c)

The military government of Japan

d)

A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

35.

Definition Match: Feudalism

a)

A warlord which governed an area of land on behalf of the emperor

b)

Dominant warlord who held political and martial power in Japan

c)

The military government of Japan

d)

A government based on a strict social hierarchy and land for service

36.

What was the name of the policy which limited trade and relations between Japan and the rest of the world?

a)

Sakoku

b)

Tokugawa

c)

Isolation

d)

Bakufu

37.
The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of 
a)
cultural institution
b)
religious authority
c)
military government
d)
commercial partner or organization
38.

Which came last?

a)

Arrival of the Portuguese.

b)

Tokugawa Shogunate commences.

c)

Matthew Perry arrives in Japan.

d)

The Emperor Meji takes back power.

39.

Why did Japan choose to isolate itself? (select two)

a)

To prevent Christians from entering

b)

To stop the Daimyo from obtaining resources and weapons

c)

To quarantine Japan from diseases

d)

To stop the British from selling opium

40.
Samurai were 
a)
Daimyo
b)
Shoguns
c)
Vassals
d)
Bushido
41.
The importance of loyalty, honor, discipline, in Japanese society today are mainly the result of what influence in Japan's history?
a)
the Bushido Code
b)
the teachings of Shinto
c)
the reforms of Prince Shotoku
d)
the spread of Chinese Buddhism
42.
Which idea was a characteristic of the Japanese feudal system?
a)
There were more landowners than peasants.
b)
The Shogun had little power in the feudal system.
c)
Peasants ranked above Samurai warriors in the social structure.
d)
It was difficult for people to move between social classes.
43.
What was the role of women in Japanese feudalism?
a)
Women owned all the property.
b)
Women were considered to be equal to the samurai.
c)
Women were required to obey men.
d)
Women were respected and did not have to work.
44.
Which country heavily influenced Japanese culture?
a)
China
b)
India
c)
Korea
d)
Russia
45.
Do the Japanese call the typhoon that saved them from the Mongols? 
a)
Bushido
b)
Shogun
c)
Samurai
d)
Kamikaze
46.
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
47.
What is a katana
a)
A sword
b)
A mace
c)
A spear
d)
A dagger
48.
Was 80-90% of Japan's population during the feudal era?
a)
The emperor
b)
you
c)
peasants
d)
daimyo
49.
Which class is missing in the hierarchy?
Emperor, Shogun, _____, Samurai,
Peasants, Merchants
a)
baron
b)
count
c)
daimyo
d)
knight
50.

Who enacted the 'sakoku' policy?

a)

Tokugawa Iemitsu

b)

Emperor Meiji

c)

Tokugawa Ietsu

d)

Tokugawa Taisho

51.

When was the 'sakoku' policy enacted?

a)

1603-1609

b)

1633-1639

c)

1733-1739

d)

1868

52.

What does 'sakoku' mean?

a)

"restricted travel"

b)

"free japan"

c)

"country in chains"

d)

'death to foreigners"

53.

Which of the following were prohibited under the 'sakoku' policy?

a)

Japanese could not travel abroad

b)

Japanese could not build ocean going ships

c)

Most foreigners could not land in Japan

d)

All of the above

54.

Who were the only westerners allowed to deal with Japan under the 'sakoku' policy?

a)

British

b)

French

c)

Portugese

d)

Dutch

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