2021 Medieval Asia Review

Empress Wu Zetian

• Was a intelligent leader

• The wife of an emperor

• The first and only female empress to reign over China

• All of the above

How was Kublai Khan related to Genghis Khan?

• his son

• his grandson

• his brother

• his wife

What did the samurai call their strict code of honor?

• nirvana
• dharma
• chivalry
• bushido

Who in the Japanese feudal system does the following best represent:

-live a simple life

-must obey all orders

-master the martial arts

-wrote poetry and had tea ceremonies

-defeat or dishonor one must commit Seppuku

• Emperor

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Peasants

What did daimyos provide to the shogun? 

• Loyalty and military service
• Loyalty and food
• Fiefs and military service
• Fiefs and food

Who threatened the Japanese with invasion in the late 1200's? 

• The Portuguese
• China
• The Mongols
• India

What was the main duty of a samurai warrior? 

• Protect the Emperor
• Protect the Shogun
• Protect his Daimyo
• Protect his family

What is an archipelago?

• A group of Islands

• A group of mountains

• A group of Buddhist monks

• A group of Mongolian scouts

The Mongol leader who united the Mongol tribes around A.D. 1206 and began a campaign of conquest, forging an empire that covered northern China and Central Asia. 

• Genghis Khan
• Kublai Khan
• Marco Polo
• Zheng He

Japan changed to a military government, or shogunate, during the late twelfth century. Who had the most power under this new form of government?

• the emperor

• samurai warriors

• shogun

• a landholder