Feudal Japan
The traditional Japanese religion based on respect for ancestors and nature.
Shinto
A warrior in Feudal Japan was called...
A samurai
The majority religion in Medieval Europe
Christianity
Who is the highest ranking member of the Catholic Church?
The Pope
What was another name for the plague?
Black death/Black plague/Bubonic plague
A prominent religion in Japan imported from India and China. Features ideas such as karma and the cycle of rebirth (samsara).
Buddhism
A government structure in Feudal Japan where the military is in control.
Shogunate (Bakufu)
The system of heirarchy in Medieval Europe was called...
the feudal system/feudalism
A government structure where the king is the most powerful person.
Monarchy
What was one of the main symptoms of the plague?
Black lumps on the body (buboes)
The code of honour samurai in Feudal Japan followed.
Bushido
The name of the military leader of the country. Held even more power than the emperor.
Shogun
The code of honour knights in Medieval Europe followed.
Chivalry
In decending order, what are the four main sections of the feudal system
What was the cause of the plague? How did it spread?
Fleas on rats
During Feudal Japan, many people (mostly upper class) started creating lots of what?
Art, poetry, etc.
A lord/noble in Feudal Japan was called...
Frankish leader who built the largest empire seen since the roman Empire. Known as the 'Father of Europe' and 'Emperor of Romans'
Charlemagne
A system of government where a church/religious organisation was in charge.
Theocracy
What is one of the treatments used during the plague that has been now debunked as useless or harmfull?
Bloodletting, flowers & herbs, self-flagulation (etc.)
The founder of the first Shogunate of Japan.
The first emperor of Japan after the fall of the shogunate.
Emperor Meiji
What is the document written that limited the power of the king? Thought of as the basis for many human rights today.
The Magna Carta
The name given to the series of invasions by Europeans into the Middle East during Medieval times.
The Crusades
What was one of the supposed reasons for the plague? (Believed at the time, not necessarily true)