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Japan and the Shoguns (Weeks 1-6)

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  • What role did the rice market play in Edo society?
    It was a major form of currency and economic power
    It was only for farmers to trade among themselves
    It was mainly used in religious ceremonies
    Rice was not commonly eaten
  • Why were artisans and merchants at the bottom of the social structure of Shogun Japan??
    Because they did not produce food
  • What is the city of Edo known as today?
    Tokyo
  • What policy did the Tokugawa Shogunate introduce that restricted contact with foreigners?
    Open Border Trade
    Silk Road Alliance
    Isolationism
    Expansionism
  • The emperor’s role during the Shogunate was mainly:
    Leader of the merchant class
    A figurehead with little real power
    Supreme military commander
    Absolute ruler with full power
  • Why did merchants become wealthier over time despite their low social status?
    They controlled trade and money within cities
    They were secretly samurai
    They owned all the farmland
    The shogun ordered them to rule Japan
  • Who was the true head of the country right before the Meiji Era?
    Shogun
  • Which capital city became the centre of power under the Tokugawa Shogunate?
    Tokyo/Edo
  • What were the lords called in Shogunate Japan?
    Daimyo
  • Which of the following did not flourish during the Heian Era?
    warfare tactics
    music
    art
    calligraphy
  • What year did the Tokugawa Shogunate begin?
    1703
    1403
    1603
    1503
  • What social class do these people appear to belong to?
    Merchant
    Farmer
    Artisan
    Samurai
  • What is the name of the samurai "code"?
    Bullshido
    Bushida
    Boshida
    Bushido
  • Why did the US President send Commodore Perry to Japan?
    to open their borders and trade
  • Which of these was not a samurai weapon?
    bow and arrow
    gun
    throwing star
    club
  • Who is the head of the Japanese government today? (what is their title)
    President
    Prime Minister
    Emperor
    King
  • What was the first Japanese religion?
    Shinto
  • Who gave the title 'Shogun' to a person?
    Emperor
  • Name 2 groups of people that Tokugawa Ieyasu banned from Japan
    Possible answers: Christians, missionaries, Europeans, Westerners, traders
  • What does Shinto primarily worship?
    nature
  • Based on the clues in this visual source, what is happening in this picture?
    a funeral
  • What was the capital city of Japan called during the Tokugawa period?
    Edo
  • Based on the clues in this visual source, what is happening in this picture?
    festival/entertainment
  • Which of these was NOT a daimyos job?
    enforce laws
    create trade stations
    collect taxes
    hire soldiers
  • What are merchants?
    salespeople
  • Which of these Japanese eras came first?
    Heian
    Tokugawa
    Kamakura
    Meiji
  • Which religion was imported by the Japanese from China?
    Buddhism
  • What is a shogun?
    a religious leader
    all of these
    a military ruler
    a Japanese emperor
  • Briefly describe Japan's closed country / isolation / exclusion policy
    Japanese people weren't allowed to leave. Europeans weren't allowed to enter
  • How many main islands are there in Japan?
    3
    4
    6
    5
  • Which class made up the largest portion of the population during the Edo period?
    peasants
  • Why did Tokugawa Ieyasu ban Christianity?
    It went against traditional Japanese beliefs (Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism); threatened social order
  • What class did farmers and fisherman belong to?
    Peasant
  • What social class do these people appear to belong to?
    Merchant
    Samurai
    Farmer
    Artisan
  • What was a ronin?
    A roaming samurai without a master
  • What is calligraphy?
    traditional Japanese writing style
  • How many groups did the shinokosho have?
    4
  • What is an emperor?
    ruler of an empire e.g. a king
  • What is a katana?
    a samurai's main weapon; the sword
  • Which of these textiles was NOT used to make kimonos in the Edo period?
    silk
    cotton
    linen
    polyester
  • Based on the clues in this visual source, what is happening in this picture?
    cooking
  • What resource was often used as money/payment in ancient Japan?
    rice
  • What do you think this Edo period woman is most likely doing? (Hint: it has been mentioned as a popular activity at the time)
    counting the leaves falling
    waiting for a rickshaw
    thinking about her boyfriend
    staring at the moon
  • Who was the Chinese philosopher whose ideas were adopted into Japanese culture?
    Confucius
  • Who was at the top of the feudal system?
    Emperor
  • What was the name of the war which ended the Heian Period?
    Hundred Year War
    Tokugawa War
    Kamakura War
    Genpei War
  • What was the name of the battle that saw the end of the Warring States period?
    The Battle of Sekigahara
  • What was one thing that changed during the Edo period?
    Japan was united, no more war, isolation, urbanization, growth of merchant class...
  • What was the name of the battle that led Tokugawa Ieyasu becoming shogun?
    Battle of Genpei
    Battle of Sayoonara
    Battle of Sekigahara
    Battle of Satsuma
  • Describe the Tokugawa/Edo Period in a few words
    Peaceful, prosperous, stable, united, isolated...
  • Which of the following people worried the Shogun?
    all of these
    Christians
    foreigners
    missionaries
  • How did someone become a samurai?
    Born into it or adopted
  • What was the main religion in ancient Japan?
    Buddhism
  • Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?
    Shogun
  • What are samurai?
    Warriors
  • For how many years did the Shoguns rule Japan?
    66
    700
    100
    400
  • Who was the Shogun in charge of?
    Daimyos and military
  • What social class does these people appear to belong to?
    Farmer
    Samurai
    Artisan
    Merchant
  • Based on the clues in this visual source, what is happening in this picture?
    wedding
  • Which family established the first shogunate in 1192?
    Tokugawa
    Ashikaga
    Fujiwara
    Minamoto
  • What was a samurai's wakizashi (short sword) used for?
    suicide ritual
  • Why weren't the Japanese able to defend themselves against the Americans?
    Lack of advanced weapons because they had been cut off from the rest of the world
  • Which of these were not one of the rules for the samurai code?
    loyalty
    self-control
    righteousness
    wellbeing
  • Based on the clues in this visual source, what is happening in this picture?
    learning/school/teaching
  • Who was the lowest class in Japan?
    Merchants (salespeople)
  • Ritual suicide (seppuku) was done to:
    ensure the family line was left alone
    all of these
    restore honor
    apologise
  • Which of these did a young samurai not usually learn?
    fishing
    horseriding
    swordfighting
    swimming
  • Why did daimyo have to travel to Edo every second year during Shogun Japan?
    to make sure they could not build too much support in their local areas which might threaten the shogun's power
  • What is the city 'Edo' known as today?
    Tokyo
  • What is the Japanese term for "locked country"?
    sendai
    seppuku
    sakoku
    shamisen
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