Medieval Japan Part 1

In 794 C.E., the city of Heian-kyo replaced Nara as the official capital of Japan.

• True

• False

Nobles formed their own local armies of warriors known as ____.

• samurai

• regents

• shoguns

• daimyo

What was the strict code of conduct that samurai lived by called?

• Bushido

• tanka

• "the way of the sword"

• kamikaze

Although Yoritomo was made shogun in 1192, it was the emperor who actually ran Japan's government for the next seven centuries (700 years).

• True

• False

Both times the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan sent ships to invade Japan, they were ____.

• defeated in land battles

• captured by pirates

• destroyed by typhoons

• turned back by strong winds

In medieval Japan, the shogun was ___________

• in charge of agriculture

• in charge of the military

• ran the capital

• ran the religion

What did medieval Japan and Europe have in common?

• They were both industrial societies

• They both fought the Chinese

• They were both feudal societies

• They both explored the world by sea

What was the leader of a large piece of land in medieval Japan called?

• the emperor

• the vassal

• the daimyo

• the samurai

Under the regents, the Japanese government eliminated (got rid of) taxes for farmers and raised them on nobles in the outlying provinces (areas).

• True

• False

What did the Japanese emperor do in 1192 to prevent the Minamoto family from taking the throne?

• He declared war against the Minamoto family.

• He gave Minamoto Yoritomo the tile of shogun.

• He persuaded the Mongols to side with him.

• He declared a state of emergency and shut down the government.