Geography
One of the dangerous natural disasters on the island of Japan
What is a volcano, typhoon, earthquake, tsunami
A religion valued in the Edo period based on connection to nature and spirits
Shinto
In the Edo period there was/wasn't contact allowed with other countries - this caused what
homogenous society
Most of Japan was covered by which geographic feature?
What is mountains/trees
The political system in Meiji Japan
What is an Oligarchy- central government
This group of people were not officially on the "social hierarchy" in Edo Japan
What are the outcasts
What does westernization mean?
The process of adapting elements from western culture into other nations- west included Europe and America
This group of people were allowed to keep trading with Japan in the Edo period
What is the Dutch
The constant possibility of having a natural disaster had an influence on the Japanese. What traits did it give them?
being stoic and adaptable
Where were women on the hierarchy?
outside of the hierarchy
What were missionaries doing in Japan?
spreading christianity
Japan had contact with this country prior to the Edo period and adopted many of their beliefs including written characters
What is China
List 2 geographic benefits of Japan's isolation.
less possibility of invasion because of rough waters, fish as resources
During the Meiji period, what happened to the Samurai?
Abolished, forced to get jobs
In the Meiji period, Outcasts gained some power back, before that, what did the Japanese people do to the outcasts/how were they seen?
What are ports and how were they important in relation to contact with other groups?
spots that ships could dock and exchange goods or travel from spot to spot because of rough water and rocky shores
The string of islands was called a ____________, the islands in order from biggest to smallest were:
archipelago
Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku
What was implemented in the treaty/Convention of Kanagawa
when new ports were opened, treaties for business, american consolate was established, support for shipwrecked americans
There were many stresses in Japanese society when Commodore Perry arrived, name 2 of them. Stresses/worries
threats to homogenous society, economic struggles, conflicts within social groups like peasants/farmers
The Confucius code of conduct
filial piety, father-son, idea of obeying, looking out for other person, honour, respect
Explain some changes in clothing/physical appearance in the Meiji period that were a result of contact with the U.S.
military were to wear U.S. style uniforms, urged Japanese to abandon kimonos, men cut their hair short, some grew beards and moustaches