Tokugawa Shogunate
Meiji Restoration and Reforms
Japan's Wars and Empire
Japanese Society and Culture
Vocabulary Check
100

Who held real power in Japan from 1603 to 1868, even though the Emperor was the figurehead?

Who is the shogun?

100

In what year did the Meiji Restoration begin?

What is 1868?

100

Which two items did Japan outlaw during the Japanese Seclusion (Sakoku)? 

What is guns and christianity? 

100

What traditional Japanese religion involves the worship of nature spirits?

What is Shinto?

100

What does "Shogun" mean?

What is military commander who ruled Japan

200

What term described the wealthy landowners and lords under the Tokugawa rule?

What is the Daiymo 

200

Who became the symbolic ruler of Japan during the Meiji era?

Who is emperor Meiji

200

Which US Commodore demanded the opening for Japanese ports to trade?

Who is Matthew Perry?

200

What warrior class served the daimyo and followed a strict code of honor?

What is the samurai? 

200

Who were the daimyo?

What is noble landowners and lords in Japan?

300

What foreign country was allowed limited trade with Japan during the Tokugawa period?

What is the netherlands/dutch?

300

What was the main goal of the Meiji government when modernizing Japan’s military and economy?

What is to compete and defend against the western countries?

300

What colonies did Japan acquire after these wars?

What is Korea and Taiwan?

300

What were the traditional military rulers of Japan called?

What is the Shogun?

300

What is a samurai?

What is a warrior who served the daimyo?

400

What was Japan’s policy towards foreigners during the Tokugawa era?

What is isolationism?

400

What inspired Japan’s reforms during the Meiji period?

What is Western countries/Westernization?

400

Against which two countries did Japan win wars between 1894 and 1905?

What is China and Russia?


400

Name one cultural influence Japan borrowed from China.

What is Confucianism, Buddhism, Writing system, Medicine?

400

What is the native religion of Japan?

What is shinto?

500

When did the Tokugawa Shogunate begin, and what event ended its rule?

What is the 1603 and the meiji restoration in 1868?

500

Name two major reforms introduced during the Meiji period.

What is public education and military service for men?

500

What term describes Japan's control and influence over areas in China?

What is the sphere of influence?

500

What was the social status system like under the Tokugawa Shogunate?

What is the Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants, Artisans (craftsman), and Merchants?

500

What does "Sakoku" mean?

What is a closed country?