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Japanese History
japan under the Shoguns.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Japan is located in what ocean? | Pacific |
| What is Hokkaido? | Japanese island. |
| What is Honshu? | Japanese island. |
| What is Shikoku? | Japanese island |
| What is Kyushu | Japanses island. |
| What does the word archipelago mean? | A group of islands. |
| Why is Japan suitable for limited crops? | Too mountainous |
| Emperors ruled Japan in what era? | 794 - 1185 Heian Period |
| Shoguns ruled Japan in what era? | 1185 - 1868 Kamakura Period |
| What is Japan's oldest religion? | Shinto |
| Japanese rural estates were called? | shoen |
| The Yamato family were the descendents of? | Shinto Sun God. |
| Emperors lost their powers at the end of what period? | Kamakura |
| What does Shinto mean? | 'Way of Gods' |
| Who were the Daimyos | Powerful nobles who looked after the shoens. |
| The warriors employed by the Daimyo were called the ...? | Samurai |
| The commander in chief of the military forces became the.....? | Shogun. |
| The Fujiwara, Minamoto and Taira clans all fought for ...? | Military power over Japan. |
| The Kamakura Period was when Japan was ruled by the ..... | shoguns |
| Shogunates ruled japan for 150 years until ..? | They couldn't pay wages to their army after being attacked by the Mongols. |
| The Samurai followed the code called ? | Bushido |
| Archery, spear, fencing, horseriding were called ...... | Martial Arts. |
| Buddhism was important to the Samurai as it talught them ...? | full control of b ody and mind. |
| What was considered to be the responsibilies of the Samurai boys? | to be educated and learn martial arts. |
| The Samuarai swore allegiance to ........? | The Daimyo. |
| A masterless samurai was called a ....? | Ronin |
| What helped in the disappearance of the samurai? | Flintlock gun. |
| What was the main weapon used by the Samurai? | Swords. |
| To take one's life was called ......? | Seppuku. |
| Oda Nobunga set up a centralised government called..? | Bafuku |
| Hideyoshi issued two Edicts for the purpose of ...? | Contolling the peasants. |
| The ninja believed in ........? | espionage,assassination, magic and mystercism. |
| People feared the ninja who were known for their...? | ninjutsu - the art of stealth. |
| The ninja were considered the opposite to the Samurai and were considered to be ....? | dishonourable. |
| The Emperor was reinstated in Japan as a result of ......? | resentment toward shogun rule. |
| From 1603 - 1868 Japan went into virtual......from the rest of the world. | isolation. |
| The abolishment of the Tokugwara bakufu led to end of the ....... rule in Japan. | Shogun. |