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Potpourri
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The shogun that united Japan in the Edo Period
Who is Tokagawa Ieyasu?
100
A giant wave caused by earthquakes
What is a tsunami?
100
The military leader of Japan
Who is the Shogun?
100
National Sport of Japan developed in the Edo Period
What is sumo wrestling?
100
State of being separated from people or countries
What is isolationism?
200
A ruler whose name means "enlightened rule"
Who is Emperor Meiji?
200
Two cities that were nuclear bombed by the United States of America in 1945
What is Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
200
The person at the top of the Japanese hierarchy; but didn't have any of the power
Who is the Emperor?
200
Made of Rice, Nori, and fish; found at your local Safeway
What is sushi?
200
Similar to the First Nation's people of Canada; the native people of Japan.
Who are the Ainu?
300
Metis translater for the shogun
Who is Ranald MacDonald?
300
These people avenged the death of Lord Asano by killing Kira
Who are the 47 Ronin?
300
Nobility of Japan
Who are Daimyo?
300
Masked theater in Japan
What is kabuki?
300
People that had occupations that involved death
What are outcasts?
400
U.S. naval officer who went to Japan and demanded they open up trade.
Who is Matthew Perry?
400
Fleets that tried to invade Japan but got wiped out by typhoons
Who are the Mongols?
400
The lowest three classes in Japan in order of how much power they have.
What is peasant, artisan, merchant?
400
Japanese family groups
What is goningumi?
400
Two countries in Eastern Asia who have both gone into war with Japan.
What is China and Russia?
500
Two divine beings who were given the task to create the world; similar to Adam and Eve in the book of Genesis
Who are Izanami and Izanagi?
500
A major fault line in the Pacific ocean
What is the ring of fire?
500
Members of the warrior class of Japan that are without masters
Who are Ronin samurai?
500
A three-line poem with a total of 17 syllables
What is a haiku?
500
T.W. Ritual suicide performed for honor.
What is seppuku?