Japan Under the Shoguns

Question 1

What was considered to represent the ideal of beauty for Heian women?

Accepted Answer

Plump figure

Question 2

The lowest status in Japan under the Shoguns was...

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Salespeople

Question 3

A true Samurai had to follow the warrior code, which was...

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Bushido

Question 4

The word Samurai depicts...

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The warrior class during the classical and shogunate periods

Question 5

A civil war is...

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A war between two competing groups within one country

Question 6

What was the average lifespan of a Heian male?

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32 years

Question 7

Which one of these following options best defines 'Shogun'?

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The Japanese emperor's chief military adviser

Question 8

The craft of origami is...

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The art of folding paper into different designs

Question 9

The role of the warrior class, known as samurai, was to promote...

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Justice and security

Question 10

How did the daimyo maintain power in Japanese society?

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Samurai controlling domains, taxes and keeping order

Question 11

The highest status was held by...

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Emperor

Question 12

Japan is made up of how many large islands?

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Four

Question 13

Calligraphy is the art of...

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Beautiful handwriting

Question 14

In the early shogunate period, Japanese society had how many main groups?

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2

Question 15

What does Archipelago mean?

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An extensive group of islands

Question 16

When a person was born into a particular class, he or she would...

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Remain in that class for the rest of their life

Question 17

In what way is Buddhism different to Shinto?

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Greater emphasis on meditation and ways of thinking

Question 18

What was the average lifespan of a Heian women?

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27 years

Question 19

Which of the following is one of the main beliefs in Japan under the Shoguns?

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Shinto

Question 20

What was the role of the emperor in Japanese feudal society?

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An important symbolic and religious leader

Question 21

A ronin was a samurai who had no...

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Lord or master

Question 22

The entrance to a Shinto shrine is marked by a...

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Torii

Question 23

What was the first duty of a samurai warrior?

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To be loyal and obedient to his daimyo lord

Question 24

Heian noblewomen blackened their teeth with an iron-based liquid to help maintain...

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Healthy teeth

Question 25

Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion that believes in...

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Nature, spirits and ancestor worship

Question 26

What does the word 'Authority' mean?

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The power or right to give orders and make decisions

Question 27

A clan is defined as...

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A large group of closely related people

Question 28

Japanese characters are called...

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Kana

Question 29

In what year was Tokugawa Shogunate overthrown?

Accepted Answer

1868

Question 30

Who presented the most serious threat to Japan during the Kamakura period?

Accepted Answer

China

Japan Under the Shoguns

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Japan Under the Shoguns

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