Geography
What is Japan surrounded by?
Bodies of water.
Which religion originated from Japan?
Shintoism.
What is a Heirarchy?
It is a social system usually with a ruler being above others. It's based mostly on power.
Were people in Edo Japan forced to stay in their hereditary ranks?
Yes, the Shogunate had added strict measures/rules to keep people from moving up or down the hierarchy.
What did they use as currency?
Rice.
What was the landscape like?
There were mountains and steep hills.
What/who is the Kami?
Nature spirits/Gods.
Who had the most control over society?
The Shogun/Shogunate.
Who are the Ainu?
The Indigenous group of Japan.
Who were the Daimyo?
Powerful land owners/managers. (They threatened the Shogun's power.)
Name two countries that are close to Japan.
The Netherlands, Korea, and China.
What were the 4 main religions in Edo Japan?
Shintoism, Stoicism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
Were people in Edo Japan forced to stay in their hereditary ranks?
Yes. The shogunate forced on certain rules/measures onto Japanese people to keep them to stay in their rank.
What values did the Japanese value in Edo Japan?
Loyalty, harmony, education, duty, and diligence
What was the feudal system based off that gave people power/land
Bakuhan System, which divided power between the central Tokugawa Shogunate and regional feudal lords (daimyo). Power and land were mostly based on military strength and calculated by agricultural wealth in rice.
What is the name for the arc shaped islands that make up Japan?
Archipelago.
What are the main four Buddhist values?
Life means to suffer, meditation, good behaviour, and labour.
What is the chronological order of the hierarchy. (from most to least power)
Emperor, Shogun (and Shogunate), Daimyo, Samurai, Ronin, Peasants, Artisans/Merchants/Women.
What are six cultural entertainment activities available to men of any class?
Kendo, Bunraku, Sumo wrestling, Kabuki theatre, woodblock printing and tea ceremonies.
What are the exclusion laws?
Laws that banned trade from other countries and banned foreign ships/foreigners.
Was it colder or hotter during Edo Japan? What was the nickname for this time?
There were cooler temperatures during this time, which was also known as "the Little Ice Age."
What religion was banned from Edo Japan? Who and why was the main reason why it was introduced?
Christianity was banned by the Shogunate because it was threatening their power. It was first introduced by Portugal during Japan's first contact with people from the outside. Jesuit missionaries started in 1549 for the primary goal of evangelism (the act of spreading the gospel to convert others.)
What percentage of the population of Edo period Japan were peasants?
80% Of the population were peasants.
During the Edo period, Japan was under the control of the Tokugawa shogunate. Who was the first shogun?
Tokugawa Ieyasu. He established his government in Edo in 1603 after he won the Battle of Sekigahara.
The Shogun wanted to keep their power, what three things did they do to make sure they kept power?
Establish alternate attendance, Bakuhan, and made strict laws.