Social Classes
Who was at the top of the feudal hierarchy (but was only a figurehead)?
Emperor
What did masterless Samurai become known as?
Ronin
What is Japan tallest mountain called?
A ________ source is an original document or firsthand account created during the time being studied
Primary
What continent is Japan considered to be a part of?
Asia
What were lords/nobles called in Medieval Japan?
Daimyo
Could women become Samurai?
Yes
Roughly how much of Japan's land is flat?
20%
A _________ source is an analysis or interpretation of primary sources or historical events, created after the event by someone who did not experience it firsthand.
Secondary
Reforestation practices in the Tokugawa Shogunate were known as __________ forestry?
Regenerative
Where did Daimyo live?
Castles
What was the name of the samurai who unified Japan in the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
What are the three main neighbouring countries to Japan?
China, Korea and Russia
Where was the written language in Japan imported from?
China
A group of islands is called...?
An archipelago
Who was at the bottom of the feudal hierarchy?
Merchants
What was the name of the samurai's two swords?
Long sword (katana) and small sword (wakizashi)
What are the four main islands in Japan?
Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
What is the Medieval name for the city of Tokyo?
Edo
Japan experiences a lot of earthquakes and tsunamis because of what phenomenon?
Tectonic plate activity
What is the name of the system that divided people into social classes in Medieval Japan?
Feudalism
What is the name of the policy during the Tokugawa Shogunate which closed Japan off to foreign trade and influence?
Isolationism/Sakoku
What are Japan's three neighbouring oceans and seas?
Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan (East Sea), Philippine Sea
What was the name of the Indigenous people of Japan?
Ainu
Name two reasons why Tokugawa Japan experienced a shortage of timber?
Exploitative forestry; Fires; Wood main building materials; Cities boomed; Did not import timber; Timber value raised exponentially