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  • What percentage of the Japanese population is peasants?
    90%
  • Which period is the final era of traditional Japanese government, culture and society?
    Edo
  • Warring States period begins
    1705
    1467
    1888
    1220
  • How did Tokugawa Ieyasu ensure the good behaviour of daimyo?
    by execution
    by having strict laws
    by withholding money
    he required their families to stay in the capital as hostage
  • What is a Haiku?
    a form of Japanese poetry that has 17 syllables
  • What is Shogunate?
    the time of rule by a shogun family
  • What was happening during the "warring states" period?
    The states in Japan were involved in a major civil wars against each other
  • Does Shintoism have set rules?
    No
  • What is a 'figurehead'?
    a nominal leader or head without real power
  • What was SAKOKU, introduced by Tokugawa Ieyasu?
    when the country was completely closed to outsiders
  • What is an Embassy?
    a group of people who represent their nation in a foreign country
  • What do samurais do during peace time?
    calligraphy
    take up a trade
    write poetry
    all of these
  • What is Kabuki?
    a form of Japanese drama
    a transport system
    a type of food
    a type of Japanese gardening
  • What is 'bushido'?
    the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese samurai
  • Which group is considered to be the lowest class in Japan?
    merchants
  • United States pressures Japan to reopen for foreign trade in this century
    19th
  • TRUE or FALSE: Japan had its own system of writing originally
    False
  • What is a WAKIZASHI?
    a small ritual sword
  • What is Bushido?
    a strict code of behavior followed by Samurai
  • What is a Samurai?
    a hired warrior in Medieval Japan
  • Which person is considered a figurehead?
    emperor
  • What are the two major religions in Japan?
    Buddhism and Shintoism
  • Clan rituals developed into what religion?
    Shintoism
  • What is the definition of feudalism?
    Land ownership and its use was exchanged for military service and loyalty.
  • What is Shogun?
    the military ruler of medieval Japan
  • What is meditation?
    The act of achieving inner peace
  • TRUE or FALSE - Clans were all equal
    False
  • True or False: There was social mobility during the Edo Period.
    False
  • What are the four social classes during the Edo period?
    Warrior/samurai, artisans, farmers, and merchants
  • What is the Japanese religion based on nature worship?
    Christianity
    Confucianism
    Shinto
    Buddhism
  • Which shogunate is in charge during the Edo Period?
    Tokugawa
  • How many islands do most of Japan's population live on?
    4
  • What are states/ territories called in Japan? Starts with P
    prefectures
  • What is a KATANA?
    a samurai sword
  • Who is really in charge in Japanese feudalism?
    shogun
  • How did Leyasu become shogun?
    by political force
    by killing the emperor
    by a vote of the people
    by winning the Battle of Sekigahara
  • What is the tallest mountain in Japan?
    Mt. Fuji
  • Who introduced Buddhism to Japan?
    China
  • What 2 countries are Japan's closest neighbors?
    South Korea and China
    South Korea and Russia
    China and Russia
    Russia and Philippines
  • How were government officials appointed in Japan?
    worked and studied hard
    born into it
    paid bribes
    applied on the internet
  • During the Heian period, women were given more power but held to higher ______________
    beauty standards
  • What is Daimyo?
    a class of large landowning families in medieval Japan
  • _____ of Japan is mountainous.
    80-90
    70-80
    50-60
    60-70
  • What is an effect of the Act of Seclusion?
    cuts off outside influence, country falls behind in may areas
  • Why did Zen Buddhism appeal to Japan's warrior class?
    simple ritual and provided background for samurai's code of behavior
  • What were the 2 main characteristics promoted by the bushido's code?
    loyalty and honor
  • Which country's alphabet is the Japanese alphabet based on?
    China
  • The first shogun was installed after the _______ War.
    Sekigaraha
    Kamakura
    Genpei
    Genshin
  • What is archipelago?
    a group of islands
  • How many islands make up Japan?
    224
    6852
    5
    9
  • Name the three categories of culture that were advanced during the Heian period.
    literature, fashion, visual arts
  • What is a clan?
    a group of families that share a common ancestor
  • Who is in charge of the samurai?
    daimyo
  • Tokugawa leyasu reunifies Japan under shogunate
    1703
    1803
    1903
    1603
  • Who were masterless samurai?
    ronin
  • Which country tried to invade Japan twice, but were hit by a cyclone both times
    Mongolia
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