Japanese Society
Who was the top of the social hierarchy?
The Emperor
What was the name of the military government establsihed by Minamoto no Yoritomo?
The Kamakura Shogunate
Who became the first shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate?
Ashikaga Takauji
Who established the Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Both Medieval Europe and Medieval Japan had powerful warrior classes. What were European warriors called, and what were Japanese warriors called?
Knights in Europe and samurai in Japan.
Who were the wealthy territorial lords who worked with the shogun?
Daimyo
Who became the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate?
Minamoto no Yoritomo
Where was the power base of the Muromachi Shogunate established?
Kyoto
What city became the power base of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Bonus 100 points if you can name both its original and current day name
Edo (Tokyo)
A European knight and a Japanese samurai both served a more powerful landowner. Who would a knight typically serve, and who would a samurai typically serve?
A knight served a lord, while a samurai served a daimyo.
What were the warriors who swore allegiance to a daimyo?
Samurai
In what year did Minamoto no Yoritomo become shogun
1192
Between which years did the Muromachi Shogunate span?
1337-1573
What was another name for the Tokugawa Shogunate?
The Edo Shogunate
What was one major similarity between European knights and Japanese samurai?
Both served powerful leaders, protected land and were expected to demonstrate loyalty.
What was the name of the moral code followed by samurai?
Bushido
What two years did the Mongol Empire attempt to invade Japan during the Kamakura period?
1274 & 1281
What were the two competing imperial courts during the early Muromachi period?
The Northern Court & Southern Court
What was the Japanese policy called that made Japan a "locked country"?
What was one important difference between the political systems of Medieval Europe and Medieval Japan?
In Europe, kings were at the top of the feudal system, while in Japan the emperor remained the symbolic ruler while the shogun held much of the political and military power.
What were samurai without allegiance to a daimyo called?
Ronin
What natural event destroyed much of the Mongol fleets during both attempted invasions?
Typhoons
What major civil war from 1467-1477 left Kyoto effectively reduced to ashes?
The Onin Civil War
What happened in 1853 that contributted to the end of Japan's isolation?
US Commodore Perry arrived in Edo and convinced Japan to open its borders.
Samurai followed bushido, while European knights were associated with chivalry. What did these two systems have in common?
Both provided expectations about how warriors should behave, including ideas about loyalty, honour and duty.