Japanese Society
This group was officially at the top of Japanese society, even though they often had little real power.
Who was the emperor?
These warriors served the daimyo and followed a code of honour.
Who were the samurai?
This era is known for long-lasting peace and stability.
What is the Tokugawa/edo era?
Many daimyo faced this financial problem by the later Tokugawa era.
What is debt or bankruptcy?
The arrival of the Americans showed that Japan could no longer continue this policy completely.
What is isolation?
This religion focused on spirits in nature and was native to Japan.
What is Shinto?
These people made up a large part of society and were valued because they produced food.
Who were peasants or farmers?
During the Tokugawa era, this group often became poorer even though they were high in status.
Who were the samurai?
When crops failed and food was scarce, many people experienced this.
What is starvation or hunger?
This country sent warships that pressured Japan to open its ports.
What is the United States?
This religion also influenced Japanese life and came from outside Japan.
What is Buddhism?
apanese society valued this idea, meaning everyone had a place and duty in society.
What is social order or hierarchy?
This policy limited contact with most foreign countries.
What is isolation?
These natural disasters caused suffering and food shortages in Japan.
What are famines?
The Tokugawa rulers feared this religion might weaken their control in Japan.
What is Christianity?
hese powerful landowners controlled domains in Japan.
Who were the daimyo?
Although low in status, this class often became wealthy in the Tokugawa era.
Who were merchants?
Cities such as Edo grew larger during this period because of this.
What is increased peace, trade, and urban growth?
This happened because many people became unhappy with taxes, hunger, and unfair conditions.
What is unrest, protest, or upheaval?
This American commodore arrived in Japan in 1853.
Who was Commodore Perry?
[State the order of the japanese hierarchy]
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
samurai
Ronin
labourer
artisan
merchant
untouchable
The name of the code that Samurai follow
What is Bushido / bushido code.
The name of the Shogun that started the Edo Period
Who is Ieyasu Tokugawa.
The Tokugawa government struggled because it tried to preserve old feudal ways while Japan was experiencing these.
What are economic and social changes?
The term of the act enacted to keep Japan closed.
What is the Exclusion Act?