EOS1 EXAM History 2024

Question 1

Shogun Definition

Answer 1

The leading Japanese general, in theory military head of Japan but in reality political ruler.

Question 2

Shogunate Definition

Answer 2

A type of government in Japan that gave all power to the shogun.

Question 3

Daimyo Definition

Answer 3

Lord of Japanese medieval society. Answers and is loyal to shogun

Question 4

Samurai Definition

Answer 4

Professional Japanese warrior, answers to the daimyo

Question 5

Archipelago is

Answer 5

a chain of islands

Question 6

The Bushido is

Answer 6

‘The way of the warrior’ it was the samurai code of conduct.

Question 7

Bakufu

Answer 7

The social structure of Japan, social hierachy

Question 8

Ronin

Answer 8

Samurai warriors with no daimyo, classed as hinin or out cast

Question 9

seppuku

Answer 9

seppuku is committing ritual suicide in ‘The way of the warrior’ before they were killed or captured by the enemy.

Question 10

Katana is

Answer 10

a long curved sword

Question 11

Medieval Japan went from..

Answer 11

c710-1867

Question 12

Wokizashi is

Answer 12

a short blade sword

Question 13

the five time periods of medieval Japan in order

Answer 13

Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi and Tokugawa

Question 14

What time periods were shogunate periods

Answer 14

the shogunate periods were the kamakura, muromachi and tokugawa

Question 15

Who was the head of the social structure

Answer 15

the head was the emperor

Question 16

who was at the bottom of the social structure

Answer 16

at the very bottom it was artisans and then merchant and sometimes ronin as they were seen as outcasts.

Question 17

90% of the population were

Answer 17

peasants

Question 18

Feudalism definition

Answer 18

a dominant social system in which nobility held lands in exchange for military service.

Question 19

subservience definition

Answer 19

subservience is prioritising what someone else wants over what you want

Question 20

allegiance

Answer 20

loyalty or commitment to a superior

Question 21

What was the sea that the roman empire tried to control

Answer 21

Mare Internum

Question 22

The early middle ages went from

Answer 22

500-1000ce

Question 23

The high middle ages went from

Answer 23

1000-1300ce

Question 24

the late middle ages wne tfrom

Answer 24

1300-1500

Question 25

The early middle age were also known as … because

Answer 25

the dark ages becasue they were lawless and dangerous because of the fall of the roman empire in 476AD

Question 26

The late middle ages included

Answer 26

the crusades, black death (1347-1352), famine, 50% decrease in pop. end of feudalism and the peasants revolt

Question 27

the europe social structure was

Answer 27

monarch - tennants in cheif- sub tennants and peasnts

Question 28

the monarch was

Answer 28

the ruler

Question 29

the tennants in cheif included

Answer 29

lords and bishops

Question 30

sub tennants included

Answer 30

nobles, knights

Question 31

feudalism was introduced by and why

Answer 31

king charlamagne in 9th century to control large areas of france the were currently lawless after the fall of the roman empire

Question 32

why is the magna carta important

Answer 32

because it meant that the monarch had to respect the law and not imprison people wrongly

Question 33

fealty

Answer 33

sworn loyalty so someone higher ranking

Question 34

nuns were

Answer 34

the only women with access to education

Question 35

noble women married

Answer 35

young to benefit the family

Question 36

peasant women married

Answer 36

young as they were considered adults at 10

Question 37

women in medieval europe were nit allowed to divorce husbands

Answer 37

true

Question 38

men had to

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prove themselves, provide for family, in charge,

Question 39

the crusades went from

Answer 39

1095-1291

Question 40

the crusades were started by

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Pope urban II

Question 41

The aim of the crusades

Answer 41

was to win back control of muslim controlled areas in palestine particular jurusalem

Question 42

japan is an___ of island

Answer 42

archipelago

Question 43

rice importance

Answer 43

rice was important in medieval japan society because it was the main form of currency.

Question 44

what was a shoen

Answer 44

a shoen was a large area of agricultural land that had been assigned to a noble.

Question 45

what was the Motte & Bailey Castle

Answer 45

a mound inside a moat with a wooden structure in it

Question 46

what was the most common medieval european castle

Answer 46

motte and bailey or motte and keep

Question 47

is motte and bailey the smae as motte and keep

Answer 47

is motte and bailey is a walled castle whereas motte and keep is a walled tower

Question 48

in the heian and early kamakurra period women could

Answer 48

receive inheritance and could be trained in weaponry

Question 49

in the late kamakurra and murromachi period women could

Answer 49

lost rights due to the growing influence of buddhism which saw women as flawed, unclean and unable to reach enlightenment

Question 50

in the tokugawa period women could

Answer 50

further lost rightsand redused status due to growing confucian though who was a philosopher

Question 51

shinto believed in

Answer 51

worshipping nature spirits and kami

Question 52

buddhism taught

Answer 52

that suffering is the way of life and is caused by wanting things

Question 53

zen buddhism is

Answer 53

peace through meditation and self control

Question 54

samurai means

Answer 54

one who serves

Question 55

bushido is based on

Answer 55

honour, respect, loyalty and discipline

Question 56

losing sword

Answer 56

was a great loss of honour