What roles were performed by Japanese women

Threefold submission, husband, husband's family and her adult offspring

What features of the Japanese castle impressed Luis Frois

Walls decorated richly in gold and different colours

Why did the policy of Sankin Kotai weaken the daimyo

His family were kept as virtual hostages in Edo by the Shogun

A four-stringed musical instrument

Why did the castles have watch towers?

So the occupants could see the enemy coming

What symbol is prominant in Japanese art

Cherry blossoms, Bonsai, Whisteria, Koi

Why do woman in shogunate Japan have shorter lives than woman in Australia today

Diseases like tuberculosis and beri beri were common

A belief in family, nature, cleanliness and religious festivals

Why did the castle have dry moats

To tempt invaders in then flood the moats

Why do we know so much about the rich and wealthy families in shogunate Japan and not the poor ?

The poor could not write, The poor were busy trying to stay alive, The rich were able to record their experiences

The Nara period was know for

Tax collect, roads being built , coins minted, literature appeared

What were the slits in the interior walls for ?

So Samurai could fire arrows and muskets at invaders

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1
What roles were performed by Japanese women
To work in the kitchen all the time
To train as a Samurai
Threefold submission, husband, husband's family and her adult offspring
The wear makeup and fine clothing, write beautiful Chinese characters
2
Japan is made up of how many island
6
3
4
5
3
What features of the Japanese castle impressed Luis Frois
The welcoming dance that the concubines performed
The solid stone walls
The fine china that the family used
Walls decorated richly in gold and different colours
4
The Bushido code of conduct was
Rules for Japanese Samurai
Rules for Japanese merchants
Rules for Japanese women
Rules for Japanese Emperiors
5
the top of the feudal system in Japan was
The Daimyo
The Emperor
The Samurai
The Merchants
6
Why did the policy of Sankin Kotai weaken the daimyo
The Shogun kept telling the emperor secrets about the Daimyo
His family were kept as virtual hostages in Edo by the Shogun
He was made to sleep on a bed on nails
He was made to marry many wives and have a multitude of concubines
7
Which people influenced Japan
The Dutch
Portuguese
Europeans
Koreans
8
What is a biwa
A four-stringed musical instrument
A type animal
A type of clothing worn by the Samurai
A cooking instrument
9
Why did the castles have watch towers?
To cast light over the building at night so everyone can see
So the occupants could see the enemy coming
They look good on the castle
So that guards can communicate to the pesants in the fields
10
Which hemisphere is Japan in
North
East
West
South
11
What symbol is prominant in Japanese art
Cherry blossoms
Bonsai
Whisteria
Koi
12
Were the three scared objects that were passed from the sun to the emperor a mirror, a sword and a jewel
True
False
13
What is this
Suzu
Shamusho
Torii
Kagura-den
14
Why do woman in shogunate Japan have shorter lives than woman in Australia today
They were risk takers
Cancer and high blood pressure were preverlant
Diseases like tuberculosis and beri beri were common
They had to wear brocade daily
15
What is Shinto?
A belief in meditation, nature, quiet spaces and religious festivals
A belief in the afterlife, nature, cleanliness and dedication to the land.
A belief in family, harvest festivals, order and religious festivals
A belief in family, nature, cleanliness and religious festivals
16
Why did the castle have dry moats
To tempt invaders in then flood the moats
Moats were only filled for religious holidays
Water was scarse
The Koi fish had diseases and they had to be removed from the moat
17
Why do we know so much about the rich and wealthy families in shogunate Japan and not the poor ?
The poor could not write
The poor were busy trying to stay alive
The rich were able to record their experiences
18
The Nara period was between
611 -1056
710 - 784
before 710
1185 - 1333
19
Budhism teaches-life involves suffering, Suffering is caused by desire, desire can be overcome & follow the 8 fold path
True
False
20
The strict rules of behaviour for the Samurai
Christenity
Buddhism
The ten commanadents
Bushido
21
What period was from 794 to 11 85?
Heian
Nara
Kamakura
Muromachi
22
What was the name of the social structure in ancient Japan
Feudal system
Nuclear family
Eshay system
Cast system
23
A koan is a riddle posed by a priest
False
True
24
Who was the lowest group in the feudal system in Japan
The emperor
Merchants
Samurai
Peasents
25
The Nara period was know for
Constant warfare known as Sengoku
Tax collect, roads being built , coins minted, literature appeared
Arts and culture,streets in grid like pattern, Japanese literature blossoms
The Genji clan bet the Heike clan, military government, strict honour code
26
What were the slits in the interior walls for ?
So there was an air flow to move the stench of dirty humans away
So the Daimyo could see his wives going about their daily duties
So the Emperor could watch the peasants working in the fields
So Samurai could fire arrows and muskets at invaders

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