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Year 8 Japan Under the Shoguns #History #revision
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1
What is the oldest religion in Japan?
Christianity
Shinto
Confucianism
Buddhism
2
Why was Commodore Matthew Perry significant to the history of Japan?
Fought alongside the shogun in the Boshin War
Forced Japan to open up trade, through the threat of force.
Helped the Emperor Meiji overthrow the Shogun.
Supplied Oda Nobugawa muskets during the Warring States.
3
What changes did NOT occur in Japan as a result of the Meiji Restoration?
Democracy
Western style banks, post offices and schools established
Strengthening military (western weapons and tactics)
Development of Origami as an artform
4
Shi, no, ko and sho were the Japanese names for the classes. Which class were the artisans?
Ko
Sho
No
Shi
5
The helmet of the Japanese armour is called...
Katana
Kote
Mempo
Kabuto
6
Toyotomi Hideyoshi tried to undertake several changes to Japan. Which one was unsuccessful?
Overhauled the tax structure
Placed a ban on peasants owning weapons
Conquering of China
Enforced the social hierarchy
7
Which of the following was not considered one of the three unifiers of Japan?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Minomoto no Yoritomo
Oda Nobunaga
8
The Mongols attempted to invade Japan twice (1274 & 1281), both times they were defeated, how?
By tsunami
With a superior military
By typhoon
Due to Japan's advanced weaponry (purchased from the Dutch)
9
Which of the following historical figures died from seppuku?
Minomoto no Yoritomo
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
10
Which of the following was NOT a pressure that the Japanese faced to change?
Foreign threats and unfair treaties
Introduction of Western inventions and knowledge
Loss of faith in the shogun
China's dominance in the region
11
The Ashikaga clan controlled Japan as shoguns during which time period?
The Heian period
The Muromachi period
The Kamakura period
The Sengoku period
12
Which of the following historical figures started life as a peasant?
Minomoto no Yoritomo
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
13
Which social class was ranked the lowest within the Japanese social hierarchy?
Hinin
Eta
Peasants
Merchants
14
What is the name of the spirit beings that make up part of the Shinto belief structure?
ki
chi
gods
kami
15
During Japan's history there were 3 distinct shogunates. Which of the following was NOT one?
Kamakura Shogunate
Sengoku Jidai Shogunate
Muromachi Shogunate
Tokugawa Shogunate
16
The eta were considered outcasts. Which of the following jobs did they undertake?
farmers and fisherman
actors, mime artists and wandering priests
trade and sale of goods
leather work, labourers, garbage collection & burial of dead
17
Which of the following did not lead to the end of the samurai?
The samurai were defeated by the Americans in the Boshin War
Traditional samurai skills were replaced with western ways
Samurai fell into debt with the rising merchant class
Peace meant they did not have opportunity to practice combat
18
What is the most widely practiced religion in Japan?
Christianity
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
19
Which of the following "facts" about the emperor in Japanese society is false?
Lived in Edo
Highest ranked person in the Japanese social hierarchy
Was a figurehead with no real power
Believed to be descended from the Sun Goddess
20
What is the name of the god worshiped in Buddhism?
Buddha
Allah
There is no god in buddhism
Nirvana
21
The samurai's main sword was called...
Nani
Katana
Wakazashi
Kozuka
22
The period of time in between the Muromachi and Tokugawa shogunates is known as...
Sengoku Jidai
The Age of the warring states
The Warring States period
The Boshin War
23
What would happen if a samurai (or other shi member) failed to uphold bushido?
Nothing, bushido wasn't a big deal to the Japanese
They were punished (whipped)
They were executed
They killed themselves
24
Bushido was the warriors' code. Which of the following was not a virtue of bushido?
loyalty
strength
respect
honesty
25
Buddhism was originally from...
China
Korea
Trick question. It has always been from Japan
India
26
Joke courtesy of 8-6: Can you find Matthew Perry's neck?
No just two chins.
Yes, it is around his neck area.
27
Which of the following is NOT a basic belief of Shinto?
tradition and family
control of feelings and thoughts
love of nature
physical cleanliness
28
Who was the first ever shogun?
Minomoto no Yoritomo
Tokugawa Ieaysu
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
29
Which of the following is not a way in which a shogun gained power?
Voted into power
Taken by force
Power granted by the emperor
Power passed down from their father
30
The Meiji Restoration was...
The re-painting of Tokugawa's castle in Edo
The return to power of the emperor (over the shogun)
Toyotomi restoring the castle that Oda died in as a shrine
The isolation policy promoted by Tokugawa
31
What does this image represent?
Meditation Compass
Nirvana
The Four Noble Truths
The Noble Eightfold Path
32
What was the Boshin War?
A civil war won by Tokugawa Ieyasu
The war between the US (lead by Matthew Perry) and Japan
A civil war between the emperor and the shogun
The civil war between Minomoto no Yoritomo and the emperor.
33
During the Tokugawa shogunate the capital city (where the shogun lived) moved to...
Nara
Kyoto
Edo
Miyajima
34
The shi were the warrior class in Japan. Which option shows them in order of importance?
Shogun, daimyo, samurai, ninja, ronin
Shogun, daimyo, samurai, ronin
Shogun, daimyo, samurai, ninja
Shogun, daimyo, samurai, ronin, ninja
35
Which of the following statements about ronin is incorrect?
the term ronin means wave men
a ronin was another term used for ninja
a ronin was a masterless samurai
a ronin could regain honor by committing seppuku
