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A) Gladiators B) Samurai C) Vikings D) Knights
A) Katana B) Bow and Arrow C) Nunchaku D) Spear
A) Bushido B) Kendo C) Samurai Code D) Shogunate
A) Battle of Kawanakajima B) Battle of Okehazama C) Battle of Nagashino D) Battle of Sekigahara
A) Kamikaze B) Seppuku C) Ritual Sacrifice D) Harakiri
A) Toyotomi Hideyoshi B) Tokugawa Yoshinobu C) Tokugawa Ieyasu D) Oda Nobunaga
A) Manbun B) Ponytail C) Dreadlocks D) Chonmage
A) Training partners B) Medical support C) Direct combat D) Espionage and sabotage
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu B) Toyotomi Hideyoshi C) Date Masamune D) Oda Nobunaga
A) Only sons from wealthy families were allowed to carry weapons. B) They were recruited for their skills acquired through private training funded by family wealth. C) Wealthy families had a tradition of serving in the military. D) The government mandated that all young men from wealthy families must serve as warriors.
A) They were responsible for dismantling the national conscript army. B) They served as tax collectors for the emperor. C) They became wealthy, influential clans with many warrior retainers. D) They led a rebellion against the imperial government.
A) The government redistributed all farmland to the warrior class. B) Farmers were forcibly removed by local warlords. C) Farms frequently suffered from natural disasters, making them unviable. D) The heavy tax burden on taxable land made it difficult to cope.
A) Abandoned lands were declared sacred and given to temples. B) Local governments auctioned off abandoned lands to raise funds. C) The emperor ordered the confiscation of abandoned lands for redistribution. D) They acquired these lands at low prices due to farmers abandoning them.
A) Emperors maintained large harems, which burdened the treasury. B) Emperors frequently went on expensive military campaigns. C) Emperors distributed land grants to their subjects. D) Emperors built lavish palaces and monuments.
A) They purchased noble titles from the imperial court. B) They led successful military campaigns on behalf of the emperor. C) They married into the Minamoto or Taira clans. D) They were granted titles by the emperor for their loyalty.
A) The Heiji Rebellion B) The Genpei War C) The Jōkyū War D) The Hōgen Rebellion
A) 1160 B) 1156 C) 1192 D) 1180
A) Emperor Antoku B) Emperor Sutoku C) Minamoto no Yoritomo D) Emperor Go-Toba
A) Sei-i taishōgun B) Shogun C) Emperor D) Daimyo
A) Samurai B) Chūgen C) Jitō D) Gokenin
A) Merchants and traders B) High-ranking officials in the shogunate C) Members of the imperial family D) Footsoldiers who had no surname
A) Muromachi period B) Sengoku period C) Nanboku-chō period D) Azuchi–Momoyama period
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu B) Hōjō Tokimune C) Ashikaga Takauji D) Oda Nobunaga
A) 1467 B) 1568 C) 1392 D) 1336
A) Hōjō shogunate B) Tokugawa shogunate C) Takeda shogunate D) Ashikaga shogunate
A) Matchlock musket (tanegashima) B) Naginata C) Katana D) Yumi (bow)
A) Ō-yoroi B) Kabuto C) Haidate D) Dō-maru
A) 1629 B) 1588 C) 1603 D) 1615
A) Tea ceremony B) Noh C) Ikebana D) Waka
A) Reckless bravery B) Generosity C) Patience D) Humility
A) Meiji Restoration B) Sakoku (national isolation) C) Open Door Policy D) Pax Romana
A) Toyotomi Hideyoshi B) Tokugawa Ieyasu C) Uesugi Kenshin D) Hōjō Sōun
A) Toyotomi Hideyoshi B) Oda Nobunaga C) Hosokawa Gracia D) Tokugawa Ieyasu
A) Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry B) Commodore John Paul Jones C) Commodore Matthew C. Perry D) Commodore George Dewey
A) Merchant B) Blacksmith C) Palanquin bearer D) Ship captain
A) Kachi B) Ashigaru C) Hizamurai D) Baishin
A) Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc. B) China, Korea, India, and Russia C) Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Guam D) Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile
A) Yari (spear) B) Tanegashima (matchlock musket) C) Naginata D) Katana
A) Training as swordsmen B) Maintaining the household C) Engaging in battles alongside male samurai D) Managing clan finances
A) Pope Sixtus V B) Pope Urban VIII C) Pope Gregory XIII D) Pope Paul V
A) Tachi B) Yumi (bow) C) Naginata D) Katana
A) Daimyō B) Ronin C) Shogun D) Hatamoto
A) Eiji Yoshikawa. B) Ryunosuke Akutagawa. C) Haruki Murakami. D) Yasunari Kawabata.
A) Masashi Kishimoto. B) Takashi Okazaki. C) Akira Toriyama. D) Eiichiro Oda.
A) Saigo Takamori B) Tokugawa Yoshinobu C) Yamagata Aritomo D) Oyama Iwao
A) After World War II B) In the late 1500s C) In the early 1400s D) During the Edo period
A) A dowry B) Money for travel expenses C) Household items D) Gifts from her family
A) Navy sailors B) Cavalry units C) Infantrymen mobilized from the peasantry D) Archers
A) 2,000 ryo B) 1,000 ryo C) 500 ryo D) 750 ryo
A) Takashi Miike. B) Isao Takahata. C) Hayao Miyazaki. D) Akira Kurosawa.
A) Warabite-tō swords B) Yumi C) Katana D) Naginata
A) Ikebana B) Tea ceremony C) Waka D) Kemari
A) Hatamoto B) Ashigaru C) Daimyo D) Hizamurai
A) Challenge him to a duel B) Divorce him C) Appeal to the shogun D) Sue for custody of the children
A) Romantic comedy. B) Fantasy adventure. C) Historical drama. D) Science fiction.
A) Star Wars: A New Hope. B) Revenge of the Sith. C) The Empire Strikes Back. D) Return of the Jedi.
A) Yamamoto Tsunetomo B) Minamoto no Yoritomo C) Hōjō Shigetoki D) Takeda Shingen
A) The Tokugawa Kingdom B) The Ayutthaya Kingdom C) The Ming Dynasty D) The Joseon Dynasty
A) Tea ceremonies B) Calligraphy C) Swordsmanship D) Pederasty
A) Yes, he could inherit his father's social status B) Only if the samurai officially recognized him C) He had to prove his worth in battle D) No, he remained a commoner
A) Manage household finances B) Produce a son C) Serve in the samurai's household D) Maintain family traditions
A) Kabuto B) Dō-maru C) Haidate D) Ō-yoroi
A) Neo-Confucianism B) Shinto C) Buddhism D) Christianity
A) Illiterate B) Partially literate C) Only able to read religious texts D) Literate
A) Tokugawa Ieyasu B) Maeda Toshiie C) Ishida Mitsunari D) Toyotomi Hideyori
A) 8 years old B) 15 years old C) 12 years old D) 10 years old
A) Noh B) Kemari C) Ikebana D) Waka |