Man with a sword
The main job of a samurai was..?
A warrior
What made the shogun powerful in Japan?
They were in charge of the army
What kind of war did the Tokugawa Shogunate end?
Civil war
How many levels were there in shogunate society?
Four
What food source was used to pay taxes?
Rice
The samurai's bosses were known as..?
Daimyo
Who was supposed to be the shogun's boss?
The Emperor
The capital city of the shogunate was called..?
Edo
Why were merchants considered the lowest rung of shogunate society?
Because they didn't produce food or goods
In what kind of community did most people live during the shogunate?
Rural villages
This is the code of the samurai warrior.
Bushido
To whom did a shogun pass his power when he stepped down?
His son
What was the major factor which allowed for cultural growth in the shogunate?
Civil peace
What were the four classes of society in the shogunate, in order? (Clue: SPAM)
Samurai, Peasant, Artisan, Merchant
What was the national dress?
The kimono
What was an onna-mashu?
A woman trained in samurai skills
Who did the shogun control?
The daimyo and the samurai
What was koku?
The amount of rice it took to feed one person for one year
To maintain stabilty and reduce conflict
Most children were..?
Educated
Though popularised as swordsman, early samurai were more often what?
Mounted archers
In which city was the emperor kept while the shoguns wielded the real power?
Kyoto
The name of the theatre which flourished under the shogunate was..?
Kobuki theatre
This was limited and means a person couldn't easily move from one social class to another.
Limited social mobility
Name three forms of common popular entertainment.
Music, storytelling, festivals, sumo wrestling, kubuki (theatre)