Crime & Punishment
This type of trial by ordeal involved holding a hot iron and walking four paces back and forth
What is Trial by Fire
The Crusades were fought over control of this holy city
What is Jerusalem?
Fleas living on this animal spread the plague
What are rats?
Knights were vassals to these two groups under feudalism
Who are nobles and the monarch/king?
This leader unified Japan and began the Tokugawa Shogunate
Who is Tokugawa Ieyasu?
The Meiji Restoration restored power to this social class
What is the emperor?
The name of the social class in Japan that was equivilant to the nobles of Europe
Who are Daimyo?
To go against the church's rules and guidance could result in being 'kicked out' of the church
What is Excommunication
This person called for the First Crusade in 1095
Who is Pope Urban II?
This disease caused the Black Death
What is Bubonic Plague?
This weapon was commonly used by samurai instead of a lance
What is a katana?
This was the capitol of Japan, later known as Tokyo
This year marked the beginning of the Meiji Restoration
What is 1868?
The edict wherein Japan was strictly isolated from the rest of the world (mostly)
What is sakoku?
When someone commited a crime, they could seek sanctuary in a church for how long?
What is 40 days
Many Europeans joined the Crusades for this promised reward after death
What is salvation?
Some groups were unfairly blamed for the plague, including this religious minority
Who are Jewish people?
Both knights and samurai shared this key value in their roles
What is loyalty (or honour/service)?
The Tokugawa Shogunate maintained control by balancing power between the shogun and these regional leaders
Who are Daimyo?
Japan rapidly adopted this type of development during the Meiji period
What is modernisation/industrialisation?
The code of honour that samurai were expected to follow
What is bushido?
This was a common punishment where criminals were publicly humiliated in wooden stocks
What is the stocks (or pillary)?
One economic impact of the Crusades was the growth of this type of trade between Europe and the East
What is trade of luxury goods and spices?
This group of people would publically whip themselves, believing the plague was punishment from God
Who are the flagellants?
Knights were often trained from childhood as this role before becoming knights
What is a squire?
The decisive battle that lead to the rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu
What is Battle of Sekigahara?
A key result of the Meiji Restoration was that Japan became more powerful compared to these regions.
What is Asian/neighbouring countries?
Literally translated as 'tent government', referring to the shogunate
What is bakufu?
The Church had its own legal system known as this, dealing with religious offences
What is Canon Law?
The Crusades increased tensions between these two major religious groups
Who are the Christians and Muslims?
A major social effect of the Black Death was a shortage of this group of workers
Who are serfs?
Samurai were paid in this during the Shogunate period
What is rice/koku?
The Tokugawa Shogunate restricted this religion because it was seen as this type of threat
What is Christianity?
This new type of government replaced the feudal system during the Meiji period
What is a centralised government?
The edict enforced on daimyo, requiring them to alternate residence between Edo and their domain
What is sankin kotai?