Geography of Japan | Feudal Japan | Edo Period | Meiji Restoration | Japanese Culture |
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What is the Sea of Japan?
What body of water borders Japan to the west?
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Kendo
"The way of the sword"
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200
About how many Catholic churches did missionaries build in Japan prior to the Edo period?
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Commodore Perry
Who was the first American allowed in Japan in 1853?
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Shinto
What traditional Japanese religion is based on nature and ancestor worship?
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Honshu
What is the name of Japan's largest island?
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Ieyasu
Who was the first of the Tokugawa Shoguns?
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A sense of honour and duty to one's family.
What is filial piety?
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Samurai
Which social class ceased to exist during the Meiji period?
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Kami
The _________ are sacred beings worshipped in Shinto; they take a natural form or shape
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Coastal areas
In what areas of Japan do most of the population live?
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250
During feudal Japan, about how many daimyo were there?
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Netherlands (Dutch), because they did not focus on religious conversion
Who was the one European country allowed to trade with Japan, and why?
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Deer Cry Pavilion
Which Western-style building sparked a backlash in Japan?
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Traditional Japanese puppet theatre
What is bunraku?
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Kamikaze
What was the Japanese name for the natural disaster that saved Japan from Mongol invasion?
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Seppuku
Ritual suicide that was an alternative to humiliation and public shame
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Entourage
When daimyo moved around the countryside between cities, a group of people called an __________________ would travel with them.
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- Japanese farmers and fisherman wearing only loincloths
- Tattooing - Public bathing
Name two Japanese cultural traditions that the Meiji government banned.
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Noh
What is the classical Japanese dance-drama theatre where the actors wear elaborate masks?
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Terracing
What agricultural technique did the Japanese use to help them grow rice in hilly or mountainous areas?
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Bakuhan
System of two levels of government during feudal and Edo Japan
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Emperor
Daimyo Samurai/Ronin Farmers Artisans Merchants Outcasts
List the 7 Japanese social classes from highest ranked to lowest ranked.
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"Civilization and Enlightenment"
"Western Science, Japanese Essence (Spirit)" "Wealthy Country, Strong Army"
Name two of the Meiji governments mottos.
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Floating World
The pleasure, or entertainment districts were known as the _________________ __________________. Men would go here to relax and unwind; social controls were much looser here.
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