Shogunate Rule
Who was the military leader with real power?
Shogun
Who were the warriors of Edo Japan?
Samurai
What is a haiku?
A 3-line poem
The term for Japan’s isolation policy.
Sakoku
The role of a daimyo in relation to the shogun.
Obey the shogun and live in Edo every second year
What system kept daimyo loyal by forcing them to live in Edo?
Alternate Attendance
Which group was lowest in the hierarchy?
*Not including the non-humans or outcasts
Merchants
What type of theatre was popular?
Kabuki
The main reason Japan adopted isolation during the Edo period.
To protect Japan from foreign influence and colonization
Why the Bakufu limited the number of castles daimyo could build?
To control their military power
What did the emperor do during the Edo period?
Acted as a figurehead
Who made goods like furniture or tools?
Artisans
What does Bushido refer to?
Way of the warrior
The law that officially closed Japan to the world.
the National Seclusion Policy
How a samurai might have felt during long periods of peace?
frustrated by lack of war-related work
What would happen to Japanese citizens who tried to leave?
They were punished or executed
What class grew rich but had low status?
Merchants
Confucianism supported this kind of societal order.
Class structure and respect for tradition
What the National Seclusion Policy reveals about Japan's worldview.
a fear of war and desire for stability
The role samurai began to take on during the Edo period
administrators who lost military power
What was the name of the Tokugawa law code?
Buke Shohatto
What group had to live by strict honor and loyalty?
Samurai
Why Confucianism appealed to the Tokugawa shogunate?
It supported order, loyalty, and traditional roles?
Two ways the edict helped maintain control
Prevented Japanese from leaving or returning, reducing foreign influence.
Banned Christianity and foreign books to control ideas.
A belief system that supported loyalty, structure, and tradition—appealing to the shogunate.
What is Confucianism