Japan Under the Shoguns

Question 1

Which religion believed in worshipping nature spirits?

Answer 1

Shintoism

Question 2

Which religion believed in the concept of being in harmony with the universe?

Answer 2

Taoism

Question 3

Which religion believed in the importance of Jesus Christ?

Answer 3

Catholicism

Question 4

Which religion believed in seeing the beauty in simple things?

Answer 4

Zen Buddhism

Question 5

Which religion believed in the importance of correct behaviour?

Answer 5

Confucianism,

Question 6

What religion believed that suffering could be overcome through enlightenment?

Answer 6

Buddhism.

Question 7

What type of leader ruled the Nara Period?

Answer 7

Emperor.

Question 8

What type of leader ruled the Heian Period?

Answer 8

Emperor.

Question 9

What type of leader ruled the Kamakura period?

Answer 9

Shogun.

Question 10

What type of leader ruled during the Muromachi period?

Answer 10

The Shoguns were in charge and made all the decisions but the Emperor was the face of everything that was happening.

Question 11

What type of leader ruled during the Togukawa/Edo period?

Answer 11

Shoguns.

Question 12

What was the order of the Shogunate Japan periods?

Answer 12

Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Togukawa.

Question 13

What was a shogun?

Answer 13

A hereditary commander in chief in feudal japan.

Question 14

What was the role of a shogun?

Answer 14

They were military dictators that had the power to change laws, trade in their country and national policies.

Question 15

What was the Shogunate?

Answer 15

The government of Japan controlled by the shoguns.

Question 16

What were the Samurai?

Answer 16

Japanese warriors that were members of the army that defended Japan in battle.

Question 17

What were the Daimyo?

Answer 17

The feudal lords of Japan who controlled the provinces of Japan and were the leaders of powerful samurai warrior bands.

Question 18

What does Daimyo directly translate to?

Answer 18

‘Great name’

Question 19

What was the Bakufu?

Answer 19

The headquarters of a military general.

Question 20

What was the Bushido?

Answer 20

The way of the warrior, the samurai code of conduct.

Question 21

What were the Ronin?

Answer 21

Samurai without a Daimyo, classed as hinin, or outcasts.

Question 22

What was seppuku?

Answer 22

Ritual suicide as an act of honour.

Question 23

What was the first country to invade Japan?

Answer 23

Mongols in the 13th Century.

Question 24

Who was on the bottom of the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 24

Merchants.

Question 25

Who was on the top of the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 25

Emperor.

Question 26

Who was second on the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 26

Shoguns.

Question 27

Who was third on the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 27

Daimyo.

Question 28

Who was fourth on the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 28

Samurai.

Question 29

Who was fifth on the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 29

Peasants.

Question 30

Who was sixth on the Feudal Japan social pyramid?

Answer 30

Craftsmen.