The Edo Period
The Edo Period began in ______ and ended in ______.
What is 1603 and 1868?
The Meiji Period was named after...
Who is Emperor Meiji?
During the Edo Period, this person acted as a figurehead, with no real political power.
Who is the Emperor?
The geographic features, such as ____________, affected Japan's culture.
(one example)
What is mountains, rough waters, limited farmland, etc?
Japan is separated from China by this.
What is rough waters?
What is the feudal pyramid (or feudal system)?
One of Japan's goals during modernization was for citizens to be loyal to their nation. This is called....
Who are people who work with death?
The society adopted many ways of the west, but still maintained some of their own cultural traditions as well.
How did the culture change during the Meiji period?
What is repaired?
This military ruler defeated rival daimyo and became Shogun.
Who is Tokugawa Iyeasu?
The capital of Japan was moved from ______ to _______ and renamed ________. This showed a shift in power during the Meiji Period.
What is Kyoto, Edo, and Tokyo?
According to the feudal pyramid, samurai work for these people, who control "domains".
Who are Daimyo?
What period in Japan did the beliefs and values change of the culture, social systems, political and economic systems change?
What is the Meiji Period?
The aim of the ______________ was to ensure that Japan kept its traditional ways and customs and to continue isolation.
What are exclusion laws?
The Shogun passed these laws to maintain Japanese culture.
What are exclusion laws?
The Meiji rulers established this type of government after coming into power.
What is a democratic government?
What is producing/growing essential goods?
Civil war broke out because of differing views on how Japan should deal with __________.
What are foreign influences or western influences?
What geographic characteristics most helped Japan maintain isolation?
(need at least 2)
What are rough waters, mountainous terrain, and guarded domains?
The responsibilities of this class changed the most during the Edo period.
Who are the Samurai?
What are the Samurai?
What occurred during the Meiji Restoration to establish the Emperor as the one true leader?
After doing this, all citizens, no matter their class, were thought to have the same obligations and loyalty to Japan.
What is abolishing the feudal pyramid?
What is "the Dutch were not interested in spreading religion"?
Due to the mountainous terrain of Japan, the land was divided into _________ during the Edo Period. Each was ruled by one person who answered to the Shogun and Emperor.