Confucian Stuff
Nippon
Korea!
Shogunate
Meiji (lactose free) Restoration
100

Confucius was a philosopher from __.

China

100

A tradition which includes rituals, stories of nature spirits, and the heavenly descent of the Japanese emperor.

Shintoism

100

The word "Korea" comes from the ___ dynasty which unified the Korean peninsula.

Koryo

100

The role of a shogun was to __.

control the daimyo, and run the country

100

It's called a "restoration" because it restored the ___ to power.

emperor

200

According to Confucius important relationships were those between  __ and __, __ and __, and ___.

ruler and citizens, parent and child, husband and wife

200

The emperor's duties included things like _, _, and _.

 Sponsoring artists, participating in Shinto rituals, being a symbol of nation.

200

Korea created a unique alphabet called __.

Hangul

200

the role of the daimyo was to _.

control their lands and samurai

200

One goal of the new government was to modernize the __.

economy/military

300

Confucius said a good leader should __.

Lead by example, show honesty and integrity, and do what is best for society

300

The Mongols ____ in invading Japan.

FAILED

300

A famous invention from middle ages Korea was the __.

printing press

300

the role of a samurai was to _.

obey their daimyo and control the peasants on their land
300

The new government wanted to (increase/decrease) foreign trade.

increase

400

Confucius thought that society would improve if people __.

Show respect and integrity in the family and in their work or studies.

400

One Mongol invasion force headed for Japan was destroyed by a __.

typhoon

400

True or False

Korea traded with distant countries such as Arabia during the middle ages.

True

400

Emperors during the shogunate had little power because the ___ became more powerful after the Taika reforms.   

daimyo

400

The samurai who overthrew the last shogun got help from __.

the American military

500

Confucianism affected Korea and Japan by ___.

influencing how government was structured, and society was organized

500

Prince Shotoku is famous for creating a ___ government.

Confucian/Chinese style of

500

Korea created a fleet of ____ to fight foreign invasion.

Armored navy ships

500

A weakness of the last shogunate (the Tokugawa) was that they ____.

failed to modernize their economy or military, and had little to no foreign trade

500

Increased industry caused a need for raw materials, so Japan invaded ___ and ___ to take the resources there.

Korea, China