GEOGRAPHY
Religion
Samurai
Hierarchy
The Shogun
100
How many main islands does Japan have?
4
100
What are the two major religions of Japan?
Shinto and Buddhism
100
Name a sword that Samurai carried with them at all times.
Extra 200 points if you can name them both.
Katana and Wakizashi
100
Which group was at the bottom of the Japanese feudal system?
Merchants
100
What was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate?
Edo
200
What is Japan's largest island?
Honshu
200
What is this?
Torii: traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine.
200
What is the name of a Samurai who has no lord or master to serve?
Ronin
200
What is a daimyo?
A feudal lord who was loyal to the shogun and controlled areas of land.
200
Name the three shogunate periods.
- Kamakura Shogunate
- Muromachi Period (or Ashikaga Shogunate)
- Tokugawa Shogunate
300
Fill in the gap:
Japan is a m_________ country
mountainous
300
Where was Buddhism founded?
In India
300
To die an honourable death, Samurai would perform what?
Seppuku - Ritual Suicide
300
What are examples of outcasts? (people who were not mentioned on the hierarchy pyramid)
butchers, people who did burials, leather workers, entertainers.
300
How did the Tokugawa shogunate maintain power? Give one answer.
Required daimyo to spend every other year in Edo, effectively holding their families hostage if they attempted to return to their residence.
"alternate attendance" system: forced daimyo to maintain residences both in their domains and in Edo, increasing their financial burdens and dependence on the shogunate.
Strict social hierarchy and a rigid class structure.
Regulating trade - contributing to economic development
400
Which country has had the greatest cultural influence on Japan?
China
400
What is/are Kami?
Kami are spiritual beings believed to inhabit particular places and elements of nature.
400
While Samurai were trained as fierce warriors, what else were they knowledgeable in?
Literature/Poety/Art/Tea Ceremony
400
Who did the Samurai serve?
Daimyo
400
What is a Shogun?
A Shogun was the military ruler of Japan that held the most authority.
500
What are the names of the four main islands that make up Japan?
Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
500
Name at least one basic belief of Shinto.
Tradition and the family.
Love of nature.
Physical cleanliness.
Religious festivals.
500
The code of conduct Samurai follow is known as what?
Bushido
500
What power did the emperor hold?
The emperor held no real power. His role was seen as symbolic rather than having authority.
500
What year did Tokugawa Ieyasu take the title of Shogun?
1603