Grade 7 Social Studies Practice Test: Feudal Japan and the Mongol Empire
- Feudal Japan and the Mongol Empire
- 10 questions
- 13 minutes
Medieval Japan built a warrior society, while the Mongols created a huge empire across Asia. Tip: compare the ranks of Japanese feudal society with those of medieval Europe.
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Question 1
In feudal Japan, who held the real military and political power, even though the emperor kept his title?
Correct answer: D
The shogun was the top military leader and ruled in the emperor's name. Samurai were warriors who served lords below him.
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Question 2
The code of honor that samurai were expected to follow was called
Correct answer: B
Bushido stressed loyalty, courage and self-discipline. Chivalry was the similar code of European knights.
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Question 3
In feudal Japan, large landowning lords who had their own samurai armies were called
Correct answer: A
Daimyo controlled lands and gave samurai support in return for service, a bit like European lords and knights.
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Question 4
How did Japan's geography affect its history?
Correct answer: C
The sea separated Japan from the mainland, while mountains left only small areas for farming. The other choices describe Japan incorrectly.
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Question 5
Which religion, native to Japan, honors spirits called kami found in nature?
Correct answer: A
Shinto shrines honor kami in mountains, trees and rivers. Buddhism and Confucian ideas came to Japan from China and Korea.
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Question 6
Around 1206, who united the Mongol tribes and began building a huge empire?
Correct answer: D
Genghis Khan united the nomadic tribes and led skilled horse archers. His grandson Kublai Khan later ruled China.
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Question 7
At its height, the Mongol Empire was
Correct answer: C
It stretched from Korea and China to Eastern Europe. No other empire has controlled such a large unbroken area of land.
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Question 8
Kublai Khan conquered China and started which dynasty?
Correct answer: B
Kublai Khan founded the Yuan dynasty in 1271. The Ming dynasty later drove the Mongols out of China in 1368.
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Question 9
The Mongols tried to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281. Why did both attempts fail?
Correct answer: A
The Japanese called the storms kamikaze, or "divine wind." The samurai had also built walls along the coast.
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Question 10
During the period of Mongol peace, the Italian traveler Marco Polo reached China. Why could merchants travel more safely then?
Correct answer: C
Mongol control of a huge area made the Silk Road safer for trade and travel. This time is called the Pax Mongolica.
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