Japan mid term test: Page 2 of 3

Question 1

emperor

Answer 1

An emperor is a man who rules an empire or is the head of state in an empire.

Question 2

daimyo

Answer 2

a Japanese feudal baron.

Question 3

shogun

Answer 3

Shogun means general in the Japanese language. a hereditary commander in chief in feudal Japan

Question 4

koku

Answer 4

a Japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice

Question 5

Bakufu

Answer 5

The bakufu was the military government of Japan between 1192 and 1868, headed by the shogun.

Question 6

Han

Answer 6

Han means land

Question 7

samurai

Answer 7

a military retainer of a Japanese daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido

Question 8

Farmers

Answer 8

is a person engaged in agriculture, raising living organisms for food or raw materials.

Question 9

Artisans

Answer 9

a worker who practices a trade or handicraft crafts person a skilled artisan

Question 10

Merchants

Answer 10

is someone who works in or owns a retail business and sells goods.

Question 11

Outcasts (Eta)

Answer 11

is a person who doesn’t fit in with the majority and who is not accepted by the crowd just like the non - humans.

Question 12

Non-Humans(Hinin)

Answer 12

was an outcast group in ancient Japan. Literally, the word “Hinin” means “non-human”. … Hinins were forced to do polluting activities such as begging, street performing and burying the bodies of people executed.

Question 13

Honbyakusho

Answer 13

the nationwide farming populace (hyakushō) of independent landowners, although subject to heavy taxes and various kinds of labour services, sought the means to enjoy a better standard of living

Question 14

Hyakusho

Answer 14

the nationwide farming populace of independent landowners, although subject to heavy taxes and various kinds of labour services, sought the means to enjoy a better standard of living

Question 15

Ronin

Answer 15

a vagrant samurai without a master.

Question 16

Shogunate

Answer 16

Shogun was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

Question 17

Bakuhan

Answer 17

Tokugawa rulers

Question 18

Hereditary

Answer 18

that tells the social class of citizens.

Question 19

Seppuku

Answer 19

a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment.

Question 20

Confucius

Answer 20

who was an important Chinese philosopher

Question 21

Goningumi

Answer 21

five-household groups, or neighbourhood associations, to joint responsibility for paying taxes to prevent offenses against the laws of their overlords, to provide one another with mutual assistance, and to keep a general watch on one another.

Question 22

Tokugawa

Answer 22

a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled as shoguns, 1603–1867

Question 23

Social Controls

Answer 23

as the way that the norms, rules, laws, and structures of society regulate human behavior.

Question 24

Bushido

Answer 24

“Way of the Warrior”, is a Japanese code of conduct and a way of life, more or less similar to the European code of chivalry.

Question 25

Filial piety

Answer 25

the important virtue and primary duty of respect, obedience, and care for one’s parents and elderly family members.

Question 26

What is the story of the 47 ronin?

Answer 26

In 1701, Lord Asano, confronted Lord Kira to fight in Edo Castle and drew his sword on him. Because it was forbidden to use a sword inside the castle, Lord Asano was sentenced to death, and committed ceremonial suicide, seppuku in Japanese. Asano’s loyal retainers became ronin (samurai without a leader), but vowed to avenge their lord’s death.On December 14, 1702, they attacked Lord Kira in his mansion and they off his head. The 47 ronin took Kira’s head to the Sengakuji temple, where Lord Asano is buried.
Later the ronin also committed seppuku and are buried together in the same temple.
These events took place in Edo (Tokyo), and today kids can visit Lord Kira’s residence and the Sengakuji Temple.

Question 27

What are the teachings of Confucius?

Answer 27

The main concepts of the teaching of Confucius include Ru (humaneness), righteousness, propriety/etiquette, loyalty, and filial piety, along with strict rules about social roles.

Question 28

What are 5 basic relationships of Confucianism

Answer 28

The working out of Li is very important of what Confucianism hold as the 5 key relationships. they are the relationship of ruler to subject, father to son, husband to wife, elder to younger and friend to friend. If one follows the concept of Li, each of these relationships will be marked with harmony.

Question 29

What is the feudal triangle of Japan?

Answer 29

There are 8 spots in the feudal triangle. Emperor, shogun, daiymo, samurai, ronin, peasants, artisians, merchants are part of the feudal system.

Question 30

What is the role of woman in the Japanese society.

Answer 30

A Japanese women’s role in their society was being a loyal maid wife, as well as an good working mother. Many woman during the Edo Period were entertainers and theatre dancers to the hierarchy including the Tokugawa family that ruled during this period.

Question 31

What was the role of each social class?

Answer 31

Each social class of Japan had different roles. An emperor was a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire. Shogun was the title of the military dictators of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Daiymo, one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun. Samurai, a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos. Ronin, a wandering samurai who had no lord or master. Peasants, poor farmers who had to work day and night and had to pay taxes. Artisians, a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand. Merchants, people who traded goods for other goods. Then the outcast and the non humans who were the poorest in the society and did maid jobs.

Question 32

What was the government control like in Edo Japan?

Answer 32

The Tokugawa shogunate not only consolidated their control over a reunified Japan, they also had unprecedented power over the emperor, the court, all daimyō and the religious orders.

Question 33

What did the shoguns do and how were they responsible for unifying the land?

Answer 33

The Tokugawa Shogunate organized Japanese society under the strict act in some parts of the country, particularly smaller regions of the country as well. They did not allow foreigners to come to the area and although the emperor technically ruled the land, the shogun responsibility was to collect taxes, keep order, and pay for thee taxes as well. His plan was to create
a long-lasting and stable government. The first step was to control the daimyo, some of whom had fought against him before he became shogun.
Ieyasu had the daimyo watched closely. He gave loyal lords domains, that is, areas of land, next to the domains of lords whose loyalty he questioned. He wanted to degrade the daiymo in the Japanese society.

Question 34

What were the effective measures put in place by leyusu succsessors.

Answer 34

Alternate attendance. This meant that every second year the daimyo were forced to live in Edo.
Sharing Power. The bakuhan system of two levels of government was established. The shogunate, the equivalent to our federal government, had control over important matters such as foreign trade
and relations. The daimyo controlled local affairs in their territory.
Strict Laws. Laws established by the shogunate controlled many aspects of the daimyo’s lives, such as dress and marriage.

Question 35

How did shogun increase power and daiymo decrease power?

Answer 35

The Shogun enforced an existing law that banned peasants from owning weapons or swords. Without weapons, the peasants were useless to the local daimyo who might try to raise armies.
A network of secret police was established. Anyone accused of threatening the shogun’s power was considered guilty and punished severely. A network of secret police was established. Anyone accused of threatening the shogun’s power was considered guilty and punished severely. Needing permission to marry or to alter their castles, the daimyo could not make military alliances against the shogun or build up their defences. One-quarter of all the agricultural land, mines, ports, and cities in Japan were owned by the shogun. Loyal daimyo were given villages to govern. It was their responsibility to collect taxes, keep order, and pay for road building and flood control projects in the area.

Question 36

What was the Japan Honour and duty like?

Answer 36

loyalty, courage, humility, forbearance, generosity, and self-control. In the pursuit of these moral principles, samurai maintained their dignity and honor, which was considered to be as much their duty as protecting their Shogun