Unit 8-Lesson 4 Feudal Japan

Question 1

Bushido

Answer 1

A code of honor followed by samurai warriors

Question 2

daimyo

Answer 2

feudal lords who served the shogun

Question 3

flourish

Answer 3

to thrive or grow

Question 4

hari-Kiri

Answer 4

ceremonial suicide performed by a sumari

Question 5

isolation

Answer 5

separated from and not interacting

Question 6

renounce

Answer 6

to voluntarily give up

Question 7

samurai

Answer 7

warrior nights who served for daimyo lords and followed the code of Bushido

Question 8

Shogun

Answer 8

The top Japanese military ruler

Question 9

Shogunate

Answer 9

the government headed by a shogun

Question 10

tsunami

Answer 10

a surge of seawater inland caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.

Question 11

What is the “Ring of Fire”

Answer 11

a crack in the tectonic plates where volcanoes and earthquakes occur

Question 12

Which island is Japan’s largest and also home to Mount Fuji?

Answer 12

Honshu

Question 13

The name for Japan, ___, is translated as “Land of the Rising Sun.”

Answer 13

Nippon

Question 14

Select TWO facts about Japan’s emperors.

Answer 14

1. Every emperor has been a member of the Yamato family.

2. The emperors are believed to be descendants of the gods.

Question 15

Which TWO important events took place in 604 in Japan?

Answer 15

1. Prince Shotoku embraced Buddhist and Confucian teachings.

2. A constitution established the emperor as ruler of Japan.

Question 16

During the Heian period, ___ wrote The Tale of Genji, perhaps the first full-length novel.

Answer 16

Lady Murasaki

Question 17

___ established the first shogunate in 1192 in which the emperor obeyed the shogun.

Answer 17

Yoritomo

Question 18

Who was at the top of the shogun class?

Answer 18

shogun

Question 19

What was a samurai’s primary responsibility?

Answer 19

protect the life and interest of his lord or else commit hari-kari

Question 20

Why did Kublai Khan’s invasions of Japan fail?

Answer 20

His fleets were destroyed by kamikaze typhoon winds.

Question 21

What is a defining characteristic of the Shinto religion in Japan?

Answer 21

Followers give unwavering devotion to the emperor.

Question 22

Which religion became widespread in 7th century Japan?

Answer 22

Buddhism

Question 23

In 1637, the Tokugawa shogunate ___.

Answer 23

closed Japan and began a 200 year period of isolation