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What is the code of honor by which the samurai lived by?
Bushido
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What is a title for a powerful Japanese land owner that was the equivalent of the feudal lord?
Daimyo
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What is a military device in the Middle Ages that throws missiles such as rocks?
Catapult
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Who were the warriors that fought on behalf of lords in return for land?
Knights
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Who were powerful nobles who owned large pieces of land which they distributed to lesser nobles?
Lords
200
What is a type of long poem that usually consists of stories about warriors and heroes?
Epic poem
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What is a short and precise form of poetry popular in feudal Japan?
Haiku
200
What is it called when an army surrounds a castle or town to prevent food or supplies from getting in?
Siege
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What was the knight's code of honor?
Chivalry
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Who was a peasant who lived and worked on the land belonging to a lord or vassal?
Serf
300
What was the main economic activity during Middle Ages on both European and Japanese estates?
Farming
300
What was the political and social system that rose during the Middle Ages was called?
Feudalism
300
Who are individuals who were powerful enough to make people feel they can safely settle in towns again?
Feudal Lords
300
What is period of European history that began with the fall of the Roman Empire and lasted almost 1,000 years?
Middle Ages
300
What is a continuous stretch of land that includes Europe and Asia?
Eurasia
400
What is a type of poetry that resembles songs and usually praises women and ideal love?
lyric poetry
400
What are names used to identify members of a family?
Surnames
400
What are religious buildings often found in the center of European towns?
The Cathedral
400
Who was a powerful Frankish leader who took over in 768 and built a European empire greater than any known since ancient Rome?
Charlemagne
400
Who are pirates who terrorized European coastal villages during the Middle Ages?
Vikings
500
What is a type of warrior that some women in Japan trained to become?
Samurai
500
What was the main part of a noble's land?
Manor
500
What is a large fortified building that often was a lord's manor house?
castle
500
What was a place where religious followers called monks practiced a life of prayer and worship?
monastery
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Who were nobles who received land and protection from a lord in exchange for service and loyalty?
vassals
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