Famous people
Sengoku era (showdowns)
Tokugawa culture
Long sounding words
The Meiji times
100

We are the enforcers and policemen of Tokugawa's dynasty. Musui was one of our lower ranks.

Who were samurai?

100

I'm The Third Unifier (and the last) and I founded a dynasty.

Tokugawa BAByyyy!

100

We fought each other, we were trusted by Tokugawa (who dominated us) and we're lords of our own little domains.

DAIMYO

100

This is a name for paintings of pleasure quarters but it also became the same name for woodblock print-paintings in Edo Japan (Edo means "tokugawa" period).

What is ukiyo-e?

100

The name of this era is based on my name.

Who is Meiji?

200

I'm the second major ruler in the Sengoku era, I was Oda's Lieutenant and took revenge for his death.

Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi?

200

I'm an object that Oda used, that Toyotomi H had people "hunt" for me (the object) and Tokugawa said "only one class gets to use this."  Meiji disapproved of my use almost completely.

What is a sword?

200

Tokyo had this population in the middle of the eighteenth century (about 1750)

What is 1,000,000

200

Tenka Fubu is my motto -- all under heaven by my sword. Im' the FIRST, BABYYYY

Who is Oda Nobunaga?

200

This is what the Emperor promised first in his Charter Oath to give to the people of Japan.

Deliberative assemblies or Diets (legislatures)

300
Hey bro, open up! I've gut guns trained on your capital.  I've been out to sea but us in the U.S. would really like to get to know you... or else (is a humorous text-threat if this naval man existed in the 21st century). He broke open Japan.

Who is Commodore Perry?

300

This was a gift to the Ashikaga shogun (in the 1840s) and also a monk got ahold of a second--this object helped influence battles.  If you want another hint, Okinawa's kings imported these in the 1460s.

Guns

300

I lost several sets of clothes. Learn from my example. (You just "read" me recently...)

Who is Musui.

300

We were the people fighting for ourselves, and to protect ourselves (we also had Temples for bases).  Nobunaga Oda fought this group for 10 years, between 1570 and 1580 .

Who were Ikko-Ikki?

300
I was chief of the army in the Meiji era, and I set up a General Staff that only answered to the emperor.

Who is Yamagata Aritomo?

400

My name begins with H.  It was me who painted many of the Ukiyo-e

Who is Hiroshige?

400
This is the kingdom (or, the country) Toyotomi thought it would be good to send his idle warriors off to, to take over this land (in the 1590s).

What is Korea?

400

In Noh theater, the main character is ____ and then _____.  These are "states of being."


(say the two words)
what is alive and then what is a ghost.

400

This was all over Japanese society in the Meiji era, a slogan to make Japan great... or else (risk colonization). Think "strong" slogan.

Fukoku Kyohei Rich nation Strong Military

400

This is the number of clauses, or Promises in the "Charter Oath"

What is 5?

500

I was Japan's first Prime Minister, head of the first "Party" in Meiji Japan and you saw me Tuesday's class.

Who is Ito Hirobumi?

500

The capital was here at the beginning of the Sengoku, but by the end the shogun moved it here (answer both to get it right).

Where is Kyoto (or Muromachi) and where's Edo?

500

The foreign policy of Tokugawa towards all (except Dutch) this was held until 1853.  You can say the Japanese word or the english translation.

Sakoku Locked Country

500

Picture time

What is a Masakaki (in a temple)?

500

This is my Mission to Europe where I led other Japanese ambassadors to learn about the "west" in 1871.

Who (Or what ) is Iwakura (the Iwakura mission)?

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