Japan 3 - Samurai Culture

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California State History-Social Studies Standards
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Japan - Samurai Culture 7th Grade Standards

1. Which was part of the samurai code of conduct? *

1 point

https://china.usc.edu/sites/default/files/forums/Samurai%20and%20the%20Bushido%20Code.pdf

showing loyalty to his or her lord

being honest and demonstrating bravery

committing suicide rather than losing personal honor

all of the above

2. Under the ruling warrior class, the power of the emperor in Japan gave way to a new leader of the daimyos and samurai. What was this commander called? *

1 point

By Urashimataro - http://www.sobacanada.com/2005Japan%20Nowadays.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5488071

Shogun

Kanji

Shinto

Tanka

3. Which was true about samurai during the height of the warrior class? *

1 point

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha

samurai served their daimyos in fighting for land and power

women as well as men could be samurai

developing a high level of skill in archery and the martial arts were part of being a samurai

all of the above

4. Which was -not- true about samurai battles? *

1 point

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1288990
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiroyama

battles were planned and arranged so both sides could be ready

the strongest, highest ranked samurai warriors would seek out the weakest, lowest ranked samurai to fight

the samurai's goal was to get the opponent down on the ground and cut the opponent's throat

samurai would fire arrows at their enemy as they rode fast on horseback

5. Why would samurai spend time every day meditating about their own death? *

1 point

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Bulls

so they could endure pain and fight fearlessly

so they would not feel guilty about killing their enemies

so they would not be afraid to grow old

all of the above

6. Around the 17th century, things were more peaceful in Japan for samurai. In which skills, besides fighting, did many samurai become skilled? *

1 point

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/an-interview-with-fall-of-the-samurai-calligrapher-rie-takeda/

calligraphy

writing poetry

etiquette (proper manners) involved in the tea ceremony

all of the above

7. Why did samurai feel that practicing religion, especially Zen Buddhism, would be helpful to them? *

1 point

https://learnrelaxationtechniques.com/zen-buddhism-quotes/

Zen Buddhism emphasized independence and self-reliance

Zen Buddhism emphasized hard work and discipline

Zen Buddhism emphasized the importance of keeping the mind sharp with thinking puzzles

all of the above

8. What is seppuku? *

1 point

a kind of green tea served at the most important tea ceremonies

ritual suicide

the lord who ruled over all the samurai in a kingdom

a special kind of tool used to sharpen samurai sword blades

9. For what reason would a samurai commit seppuku? *

1 point

to shame their lord into behaving better

to avoid capture in battle

as a punishment for committing a crime

all of the above

10. How did the samurai warrior code later influence the way Japanese soldiers and pilots fought during World War II in the 1940's? *

1 point

soldiers would kill themselves rather than be captured by the enemy

they would write poetry to convince the United States to surrender

they would only fight with swords rather than guns and modern weapons

they would write their secret messages using calligraphy so the enemy could not understand them

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