Geography
What region is Japan in?
East Asia
which nations did Japan primarily trade with?
China, Korea, Vietnam
Who protected the daimyos land?
Samurai
What were land owning aristocrats called during the feudal period?
Daimyos
What is the indigenous religion of Japan?
Shinto
Was Japan surrounded by land or was it an island?
Which ocean did Japan navigate trade in?
Indian Ocean?
Why did Japan make the Meiji Restoration?
To catch up with other nations in industrialization
Did Japanese female workers quality of life get better after Meiji Restoration, why?
No, their work conditions were bad
What is Chinese footbinding?
What tactic did the U.S use against Japan in WWII?
Island hopping
Why did Japan isolate itself from other nations for a long time?
Because of corruption they got from Christian missionaries and the ideas they spread of Christianity
What type of government system did Japan have in the first period?
Feudalistic
What were the comfort women?
What 2 religions diffused into Japan?
Buddhism and Christianity
What neighboring nation was Japan most affected by?
China
Which oceans did Japan trade in?
Indian and Pacific Ocean
How did Japan lose to the U.S in World War 2?
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nukes
What class of people did the Meiji Restoration benefit the most?
The lower class
What Shinto idea samurai follow
They followed bushido
Which 2 regions did Japan mostly trade in?
east and south east asia
Who opened Japans borders again?
Mathew Perry
What were the reforms that were made in 1868 called?
Meiji Restoration
What was zaibatsu?
Powerful financial Japanese families that owned big corporations
What 2 religions were in syncretism in Japan?
Shinto and Buddhism