Feudalism
Bushido
Ronin
Samurai Weapons/Armour
Japanese Culture
100

The Shogun gave this out in return for loyalty

Land

100

The literal meaning of the word "bushido"

Way of the warrior

100

Number of ronin who killed Kira Yoshinaka, double that and then subtract it from 200

106

100

Name of their most famous sword

Katana

100

Continent Japan is on

Asia

200

Shogun's role in Japanese society

Run the country and keep the military/daimyos under control

200

Both classes that practiced the bushido code most fully

Samurai and Daimyo

200

Length of time the 47 Ronin lay low

2 years

200

Long-range weapon that the samurai used

Longbow

200

Person who is the son of Amaterasu (the sun god)

The Emperor

300

Someone who makes something

Artisan

300

Being honest and having strong moral principles - a value in the bushido code

Integrity

300

Name of Japanese ritual suicide

Seppuku

300

Side that a samurai has his sheath on

Left

300

Three main religions in Japan

Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism

400

Class that had the biggest population in Japanese society

Peasants

400

2 values in the bushido code

Honour, Loyalty, Courage, Integrity, Respect, Justice, Compassion

400

Crime that Asano Naganori committed

Drawing a sword in the Shogun's palace

400

Reason for wearing masks into battle

Frighten their enemy / show their clan

400

Name of Japan's capital from 1603 prior to becoming Tokyo

Edo

500
Reason that merchants were at the bottom of the social hierarchy

Because they were considered "parasites" who stole money from the people who actually made things

500

Name of the book that gives the fullest explanation of bushido

Hagakure
500

The leader of the samurai in this story

Oishii Yoshio

500

Martial arts taught to young samurai in training

Kendo, Kenjutsu or Jujitsu

500

The name of Japan's first capital city from 710

Nara

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