WH - Japan Questions - Part 2

How many roads (Gokaido) were built to help the daimyo maintain their travels to Edo appeasing the ruler?

Feudalism was firmly established in Japanese life during the Kamakura period.

Daimyo were great lords who were also vassals (landholders) of the shogun.

Emperor Showa (Hirohito) became Japanese emperor at the age of 25. His reign ended January 7, 1989.

The capital and emperor were finally moved from Kyoto to Japan; power was transferred from Bakufu to the emperor.

Paid soldiers in Japan were called?

Which of the following weapons was NOT a samurai's weapon?

The samurai (bushi) were a class of warriors that arose in the __ century.

How many virtues of Bushido are there?

What does banzai mean?

On December 7, 1945, Japan attacked the US Navy fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

In Japan, suicide is considered honorable. This resulted in 500 deaths. Why? To show remorse for losing the war.

During this period, the samurai became the leading social class with Confucian and Buddhist ideals.

In the early 1600s, Japan grew more isolated.

During the Heian/Kamakura periods, nobles were known as ___.

Modern scholars often identify this as (perhaps) the world's first modern novel. The Tale of __.

He ruled over the most peaceful time in Japanese history - the Edo Period. He gets the credit.

During the Kamakura Period, how many new sects of Zen Buddhism developed?

Jodo Sect = _____

This period in Japanese history is known as the Golden Age.

The American Commodore forced open Japanese doors for the purpose of trade/interaction; Convention of Kanagawa.

How many atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in August 1945?

During WWII, Japan joined the Allied Powers though played only a minor role in East Asian combat

During the Kamakura Period, who ruled Japan?

The main thrust of this Japanese period was to Westernize Japan.

This period saw the birth of the military class - samurais.

Which article in Japan's new constitution forbade Japan from leading a war or maintaining a military (after WWII)?

What does kamikaze mean?

Kana characters (letters) made Japanese literature possible.

During this period, in 1542 the first Portuguese traders and Jesuits arrived; they brought guns and Christianity.

A type of traditional Japanese inn.

During the Azuchi-Momoyama Period, he attempted to unite Japan; with some success but was killed.

The Fujiwara Clan was able to gain control by intermarrying with the imperial family; cementing their power.

The jizamurai were lords of smaller rural domains in feudal Japan.

The Japanese god of lightning, thunder, and storms; one of the oldest Shinto gods.

He was a Japanese daimyo and politician - has been regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.

In what period did the samurai first appear?

Today in Japan, the economy has recovered and people have a higher standard of living.

This period was the EPOCH of Japanese history.

Jodo Shin Sect = _____