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Shoguns
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Samurai
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What does Shogun literally mean?????
"A Commander of a Force" duhhhh
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established the Shogunate system?
Minamoto no YoritomoWho
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Who is the head of the State during the shogunate period?
Emperor
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What was the honored tradition observed by samurais in the event of the death of their master?
Seppuku
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Who appointed the Shoguns?
Usually the Emperor.
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What is the Japanese term Shōen?
The Remnants of the imperial governmental systems.
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What all did the shogun control?
The shogun controlled foreign policy, the military, and feudal patronage.
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Who belonged to the lowest social class during the Shogunate period?
Merchants
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What is the name of a Samurais sword
Katana
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Explain today's Shoguns.
They are called "shadow shoguns", they don't hold nearly as much power as they used to and they must be a former Prime Minister to be one.
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The feudal estates were headed by who?
Daimyo
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What Shogunate took rule after the Kamakura?
Tokugawa Ieyasu {1603–1867}
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Who were considered outcasts during the shogunate period?
Eta
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What is the Samurais code of conduct, or way of life.
Bushido
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Edo is present day _____.
Tokyo
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What is a Shoguns office/administration called?
Bakufu
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Minamoto no Yoritomo
Who was the first shogun (1192–1199) of the Kamakura shogunates??
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What was the shogunate's impact on modern day Japanese society?
Established ethical standards and discipline in the business world.
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What are Samurai known for?
Their extreme obediance, mastery with the sword, and endless honor.
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In 1274 and 1281, the _______ Empire launched invasions against Japan.
Mongol
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What does Sei-i Taishōgun mean?
The Commander in Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians.
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The Tokugawa shogunate lasted until 1867, when Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigned as shogun and gave his authority to Emperor ______.
Meiji.
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The Kamakura shogunate lasted for about _____ years???
150 years
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A Samurai's loyalty was rewarded with wat?
Land
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type of role did the emperor have after the second World War?
A ceremonial role, similar to the position of the Japanese monarchyWhat
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