Lesson 3

Question 1

what are the key features of Murasaki Shikibu

Answer 1

• Credited with writing the first novel - The Tale of Genji
• Women usually not allowed to write

Question 2

What are the key features of the Fujiwara clan?

Answer 2

they were a powerful ruling family

Question 3

What are the main ideas of the Genpei war?

Answer 3

• Civil war between the Taira and
  Minamoto clans during the Heian period
• Led to the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate

Question 4

Which shoguns ruled from 1185-1603

Answer 4

• Kamakura
• Mongols
• Muromachi/Ashikaga

Question 5

what benefits were given to the shogun

Answer 5

Shogun was given legitimacy in his position rather than being recognised only for his military power

Question 6

who was Minamoto no Yoritomo

Answer 6

the final victor after the genppei war. He made Kamakura, a little fishing village his capitol.

Question 7

what is a shogun

Answer 7

The military leader/dictator of feudal Japan

Question 8

what powers did the emperor grant to the shogun

Answer 8

• The right to appoint his own men to administer the provinces
• The right to appoint land stewards to raise taxes, of which some went to the emperor and the rest to the shogun
• The right to appoint military protectors in each of the provinces

Question 9

what was the role of the bushi

Answer 9

guards the daimyo had for protection

Question 10

what was the role of the samurai

Answer 10

served as guards for the daimyo

Question 11

List the heirearchy period from highest to lowest

Answer 11

emperor, shogun and daimyo, samurai warriors, peasants and artisans, merchants