Feudal Japan

What is Bushido?

• a religion that was important to the peasants

• a code followed by samurai that explained the "way of the warrior" or rules they must follow.

• the landowners who hired the samurai to protect their land

• the emperor's guardian

What is a figurehead?

• the person who has all of the power in Japan

• A person, like an emperor, who appears to rule even though the real power rests with someone else

• an armed warrior

• a poor farmer who works the land

What is a system of protection where large landholders offer protection to people in return for their service to the land owner?

• samurai

• daimyo

• feudalism

• court

Who protected the daimyo's land?

• feudalism

• a clan

• local lords

• samurai

Most people in medieval Japan were part of this social class.

• emperor

• shogun

• peasants

• daimyo (lords)

Why was Japan dangerous before feudalism?

• There were many competing clans.

• There were no laws.

• The emperor was an evil man.

• The people hated the government.

Who was given the title of "Shogun?"

• The emperor.

• The bravest warrior.

• The richest leader.

• The leader of the most powerful clan.

Who attacked Japan in the 1200s?

• The Russians.

• The Chinese.

• The Mongols under Kublai Khan.

• The United States.