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Land of the Rising Sun
The Age of Emperors
The Development of Feudalism
Japan Under the Shoguns
100
What is archipelago? (320)
What is chain of islands
100
How many islands does Japan consists of? (320)
What is four large islands.
100
According to myth, who was Japan's first emperor? (325)
What is Jimmu.
100
Where did aristocrats spend generously on? (330?
What is Buddhist temples and monasteries.
100
What two ideals guided the samurai warriors of Japan? (336)
What is personal honor and loyalty to ones lord.
200
What is kami? (324)
What is gods and spirits.
200
When did the first settlers arrive in Japan? (322)
What is about 11,000 years ago.
200
Why were the Yamato emperors thought to be living gods on Earth? (325)
What is claimed asend from the royal sun god
200
Why did the emperor become a "puppet?" (331)
What is he was not a true ruler and Fujiwara family was controlling.
200
What was the new capital called that Tokugawa Ieyasu founded?
What is Edo (present-day Tokyo)
300
What is feudalism? (333)
What is a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service.
300
When did rice arrive in Japan? (322)
What is in 300 B.C.
300
Why did Shotoku hope Buddhism would spread? (326)
What is to feel more like a single group of people.
300
What were the 2 most powerful warrior clans fighting against the Fujiwara? (331)
What is Taira and Minamoto.
300
What would happen if Japan did not pay for the Khan's friendship? (339)
What is there would be a war.
400
What is a regent? (326)
What is someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.
400
When did Buddhism arrive in Japan? (323)
What is Buddhism arrived in 552 B.C.
400
Why were the Yamato emperors thought to be living gods of Earth? (326)
What is claimed to be asend from royal sun god.
400
Two changes Yoritmom made to the title of shogun. (332)
What is planned to rule in the name of the emperor and made totle of shogun perminate.
400
When did Toyotomi Hideyoshi unify Japan?
What is 1590.
500
What is bushido? (336)
What is a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai.
500
Name the four islands of the Japanese archipelgo. (320)
What is Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
500
What did the first article of the Constituation discuss? (326)
What is laid idea of harmony.
500
Who had the job of protecting people under the shoguns? Why?
What is the daimyo because of feudalism. Life under the shoguns was often lawless and violent.
500
What happened to the samurais way of life in 1876?
What is new laws prohibited samurai from carrying swords.