Shogunate Japan 1
What kind of position did the emperor hold?
He was more of a figurehead (influence was restricted to religious aspects of society).
Who had the most power in the social hierarchy
Shogun
Who were emperors thought to have been direct descendants of?
Shinto sun goddess. (God).
What did plague doctors wear to try and stop spread of the Black Death?
A mask filled with flowers.
Name 2 places where the feudal system was used.
Europe and shogunate Japan.
What is the most important thing to a Samurai?
Honour
What did the shoguns fear?
Influence from the west.
What religion was banned in Shogunate Japan?
Christianity.
Name three symptoms of the Black Death.
Vomiting, headaches, delirium, fever, chills, coughing up blood, painfully swollen lymph nodes, boils all over the body.
Who is the king of the Olympian Gods in Greek Mythology?
Zeus
Who were the samurai loyal to?
Their daimyo.
What is the name of the code the Samurai followed?
Bushido
What was the name of the practice that forced Samurai to kill themselves if they showed fear in battle?
Seppuku
How long did the Black Death Plague last in Europe?
4 years
How many times was the Mona Lisa Stolen?
1
The last period under Shogunate rule was called this.
Tokugawa
What are examples of outcasts?
Butchers, people who did burials, leather workers, entertainers.
Environmental policies worked to protect the land by?
Stopping deforestation and reforesting Japan.
Roughly how many people died in Europe due to the Black Death?
25 million people
Who was the first person to land on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
How many years did the shoguns rule japan?
700.
How long did the Tokugawa Shogunate empire last?
200 years.
What were the three demands that Commodore Perry made upon the Tokugawa Shogun?
Japan should allow free trade with the US.
Shipwrecked sailors should be looked after.
American steamships could refuel and restock in Japan.
Name one short term effect of the black death.
Many farmers die - farms are abandoned - law enforcement dies - crime increase - people stole food
Name two of the four US presidents who have been assassinated.
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy.