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Japan under shoguns
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Shogun | The Japanese emperor’s chief military adviser and hereditary commander-in-chief, with the duty to protect Japan from foreign invasion |
| Samurai | The warrior class in Japan, paid military soldiers. |
| Seppuku | A ritual suicide performed by Samurai warriors. |
| Bushido | Strict code of honour followed by Japanese samurai. |
| Daimyo | A great feudal lord of Japan during the Classical and shogunate periods |
| Katana | single-edged sword having a curvature of the blade. |
| Archipelago | a large group or cluster of islands. |
| Emperor | Figurehead without real political power. |
| Who are the 3 unifiers of Japan? | Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyusu. |
| Who is the ruler of the Mongols during the Mongol invasion? | Koblai Khan. |
| What are the 4 islands of Japan? | Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. |
| Name 7 martial arts Samurai had to learn | Archery, the spear, fencing, horse riding, military strategy, use of firearms and jujutsu techniques. |
| Who was the SHI? | Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai and Ronin. |
| Who was the NO? | Peasants. |
| Who was the KO? | Artisans. |
| Who was the SHO? | Merchants. |
| Regent | A person appointed to rule a country if a monarch is too young or ill to do so. |
| Ronin | Ronin is a term used to describe a samurai who no longer had a lord, either through his lord's downfall, or through the loss of his lord's favour. |
| Why did the Samurai ultimately disappear from Japan? | The samurai disappeared due to traditional samurai skills and unarmed combat were no longer effective. |
| Kamikaze | The divine winds that struck the Mongols on their way to invade Hakarta Bay. |
| What do the Japanese mean by 'divine intervention' | The Japanese believed the typhoon and divine winds hat destroyed Mongol vessels/ships were sent by God. |
| What 2 years were Japanese vessels/boats destroyed? | 1274 and 1281. |
| How many samurai and fighting men did Japan organise to defend Hakarta Bay? | 40,000. |
| Tribute | is intended to show gratitude, respect or admiration. |
| Kote | armoured glove like sleeves which extended to the shoulder. |
| Do | a chest armour made up of iron and or leather plates of various sizes and shapes with pendants. |
| Sunete | shin guards made from iron splints connected together by chain armour. |
| Wakizashe | shorter sword worn on the side of the main sword. |
| What were Samurai's 2 main responsibilities often referred to as? | 'the pen and the sword.' |
Created by:
charlee keating
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