Feudal Japan

Question 1

Emporer

Answer 1

Monarch in Japan; was a figurehead; respected but had no real power.

Question 2

Shogun

Answer 2

Most powerful military leader; real ruler of Japan; govt. called the “Shogunate.”

Question 3

Daimyo

Answer 3

Military ruler of a territory; used their samurai to protect peasants who paid them and were loyal.

Question 4

Samurai

Answer 4

Warriors, bodyguards, and protectors of Daimyo’s territory; bound to the Daimyo by a code of honor called Bushido; less than 10% of the population.

Question 5

Peasants

Answer 5

Largest social group in Japan; legally bound to work land for their Daimyo in exchange for protection; paid most taxes and led harsh lives.

Question 6

Chonin

Answer 6

Craftspeople and merchant traders; considered socially lower than peasants, but lead better lives and made more money; paid less taxes.

Question 7

Shinto

Answer 7

Japanese “way of the gods” in religion.

Question 8

Etiquette

Answer 8

A code of correct behavior or appearance.

Question 9

Feudalism

Answer 9

Social and economic system in which peasant farmers worked land for a Daimyo and paying taxes in exchange for protection.

Question 10

Bushido

Answer 10

Samurai code of behavior, called “way of the warrior.”

Question 11

Kabuki

Answer 11

Skits about urban life performed by townspeople.

Question 12

Haiku

Answer 12

Type of poetry that does not express ideas but presents images.