Feudal Japan

The Kamakura Shogunate

100

What were Shogun?

What is military leader like a general

300

Constant civil war between who?

What is Daimyo

500

What was Minamoto Yoritomo known for?

what is being the founder of shogunate

Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Minamoto-Yoritomo#:~:text=Minamoto%20Yoritomo%20(born%201147%2C%20Japan,ruled%20Japan%20for%20700%20years.

The Feudal Period

100

What type of government was used in this period?

What is Decentralized government

300

What are Daimyo?

What is Elite landlords

500

What is the correct order of Japanese Society (highest to lowest)

Emperor - Shogun and Daimyo - Samurai Warriors - Peasants and Artisans - Merchants

Edo Period

100

When did this period take place?

What did 1603-1868

300

Is this era when Japan modernized?

No! During this period, the Japanese stayed isolated from the outside world and stayed medieval

500

Why did Japan have strict isolation policies?

What is removing the colonial and religious influence of primarily Spain and Portugal

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakoku#:~:text=It%20is%20conventionally%20regarded%20that,to%20peace%20in%20the%20archipelago.

Religion

100

what are "Kami"?

What are spirits believed to inhabit specific places and parts of nature

300

What is Seppuku?

What is Stomach-cutting - a Japanese ritual suicide

500

What was the main religion present in Feudal Japan?

What is Buddhism

source: https://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/religion-in-tokugawa-japan#:~:text=The%20dominant%20religion%20in%20Tokugawa,members%20of%20Japan's%20imperial%20family.

How did Japan modernize so fast?

100

What year did Japan fully modernize?

What is 1868–1905

300

What 2 years did Russia and Japan have war in?

What is 1904-1905

500

What happened during Restoration? (hint: should be in your notes)

What is the government gradually phased out daimyo and samurai and embraced modern idea with a miltary and stronger government