Japan under the Shoguns
Shogun
Type of building that kings and nobles lived in during Medieval Europe
Castle
The name of the disease that spread across Europe in the 1300s
The Black Death / The Plague
The dominant political and social system in medieval Europe where society was structured around relationships based on land ownership
Feudalism
The amount of students in 8HISS (if all students were present)
23
The name of samurai who did not belong to a master
Ronin
The main job of a knight
To fight and protect their lord, land, or kingdom.
Animal that was commonly associated with spreading the Black Death
Rats (carrying infected fleas)
The traditional ethical code and moral principles of the Japanese samurai class
Bushido
Nation that Australia versed in the World Cup last Friday
Paraguay
The founder of the Tokugawa dynasty of shoguns
Tokugawa Ieyasu
The main religion followed by most people in Medieval Europe
Christianity
Name one symptom of the Black Death
Swollen lumps (buboes), fever, chills, vomiting, weakness, black patches on the skin
A chain, cluster or collection of islands
Archipelago
1. When the teacher is teaching I need to
2. When I would like to get out of my seat I need to
1. Remain quiet
2. Raise my hand / ask for permission
The name of the four islands of Japan
The code of behaviour that knights were expected to follow
How did the Black Death spread so quickly between towns and countries?
Through trade routes and travelling merchants/ships carrying infected fleas, rats, and people.
A property or territory granted by a lord to a vassal
Fief
You have one match. In a dark room there is a candle, a fireplace, and a lantern. What do you light first?
The match
The name of the American naval officer who demanded that Japan sign the Treaty of Kanagawa
Commodore Matthew Perry
Reason why castles were usually built on hills or near rivers
To make them easier to defend from attackers
Why were medieval towns ideal places for the Black Death to spread?
Because towns were crowded, dirty, had poor sanitation, and people lived close together, making it easier for the disease to spread.
A tax of 10 percent paid to the Church
Tithe
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 die. How many are left?
9