Grade 8 Japan

Front 1

Who had the most power in Japan before the Meiji period?

Back 1

The shogun

Front 2

Why was Japan so easily isolated?

Back 2

It had the goegraphical advantage of being an island.

Front 3

How many syllables are their in total of a haiku?

Back 3

17

Front 4

Define: Haiku

Back 4

A Japanese poem that only 17 syllables, contains a simple image or idea, and offers insights into life.

Front 5

who sold crafts

Back 5

merchants

Front 6

What were Ronin?

Back 6

Samurai with no Daimyo

Front 7

What are the 4 major islands in Japan?

Back 7

Hokkaieo (the most north island), Honshu (the large one in the middle), Shikuku and Kyushu.

Front 8

Edo Period

Back 8

The period in Japanese history between 1600 and 1853; also known as the Tokugawa period

Front 9

who was the lowest class

Back 9

Merchants

Front 10

Who was the first shogun of Japan?

Back 10

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Front 11

What class became more important during the Meiji period?

Back 11

Merchants

Front 12

Define: Sepuku

Back 12

Sumurai suicide - an honorable way to die for a samurai if they are ordered to, or have lost a battle but survived.

Front 13

what was the job af a daimyo?

Back 13

their job was to rule plots of land the also had control over the samurai in there land

Front 14

What is the order of the Japanese Hierarchy?

Back 14

On the hierarchy for Japan Emperor is at the top and following it is the Shogun and following are all the daimyos. Fourth on the hierarchy are the Samurai and shortly arfter them are the Ronin. Sixth are peasants and farmers and after them are craftsmen and artisans and right at the bottom are the peasants.

Front 15

what is hiaku

Back 15

a poem with 5 sylabels in the first line 7 in the next and then 5

Front 16

what is kabuki

Back 16

kabuki is a form of japanese art which involves a play in which the actors wear masks

Front 17

What is sake?

Back 17

Rice wine

Front 18

Aproximatley how long did isolation last?

Back 18

200 Years

Front 19

What were the three main foods in Japan?

Back 19

Rice, Fish and Seaweed

Front 20

What are Kami

Back 20

Any of the sacred begings worshipped in Shinto, conceived as spirits abiding in a natural phenomena

Front 21

Kendo

Back 21

A Japanese form of fencing

Front 22

Ukiyo-e

Back 22

Wood block prints

Front 23

what was the job of the daimyo,

Back 23

they watched over their land and made laws

Front 24

Manga

Back 24

Japanese comics

Front 25

What were the laws of Isolation?

Back 25

- No newcomers from any lands may enter Japan
- No Japanese may go abroad
Ships large enough to make long voyages must be destroyed. No new ships may be built.
- Japanese who are out of the country are forbidden to return (traders)
- All foreign objects, including scientific and Christian books, are forbidden.
- All Christian missionaries must evacuate Japan by April 01, 1614
- Any Japanese-Christians who refuse to give up their faith will be executed on order of the Shogun

Front 26

What is the way of the warrior

Back 26

Bushido

Front 27

How long did the isolation last?

Back 27

about 200 years

Front 28

What did Christianity have to do to the Isolation of Japan?

Back 28

They did not want their old customs and religions to be lost

Front 29

What is the definition of origami?

Back 29

Origami is the art of paper folding. It derives from the words Oru, which means folding, and Kami, which means paper :)

Front 30

What were some changes made in Japan to make outside visitors happy

Back 30

Japan tatoo art was not allowed, workers could not wear only a loincloth, warriors could not carry swords, and western building was built where visitors could feel at home

Front 31

What was the main religion in Japan?

Back 31

Shinto

Front 32

how did external pressures lead to the end of isolation

Back 32

Commodore Perry asked Japan to poen trade and they were afraid if they said no, a war would start that they could never win

Front 33

What are Kami

Back 33

spirits people were beleived to become after death in the Shinto religion

Front 34

Difference between Samurai and Ronin

Back 34

Ronin had no daimyo and were dishonoured

Front 35

In what way did the Shogun maintain his power?

Back 35

- The shogun enforced the existing law that banned peasants from owning weapons
- One-quarter of all agricultural land, mines, ports and cities in Japan were owned by the Shogun
- Without weapons, the peasants were useless to the local Daimyo who might try to raise armies for a possible rebellion.
- A network of secret police was establised. Anyone who was considered guilty of any movement against the Shogun was punished severely
- The Shogun requested each Daimyo's presence at his palace for half the year (which took a substantial chunk out of their income, and his family for the other half. In case of ann uprising, the Shogun can use the family as hostages.

Front 36

Who had more power in Japan during the isolation: the Shogun or the Emperor?

Back 36

The Shogun. Even though he was lower on the Hierarchy, he controlled all military power and made any major decisions.

Front 37

What were some of the presents that were presented to the Japanese by Commodore Perry?

Back 37

The presents were but no limited to:
- Miniature steam engine, 1⁄4 size, with 40 feet of track, tender, and car
- 2 telegraph sets, with batteries, three miles of wire, gutta percha wire, and insulators
- An assortment of fine perfumery
- 5 Hall rifles
- 3 Maynard muskets
- 12 cavalry swords
- 6 artillery swords
- 1 carbine
- 20 Army pistols in a box
- Catalogue of New York State Library and Postoffices
- 2 mail bags with padlocks

Front 38

How were the Americans viewed when they entered Japan?

Back 38

The Japanese were scared, because they had never seen weapons or technology like what the Americans had.

Front 39

Why did the Americans decide to sail to Japan?

Back 39

For a few reasons:
- The Americans were looking for a new ally to trade with. Stories had come that the Japanese had a great many treasures.
- Curiosity. Japan had been in isolation for nearly 200 years. Every country in the world wanted to find out what had happened to them. The stereotype for the Japanese back then was almost god-like people who had elite warriors, Woman who wore the finest jewelry in the world, and were very honourable.
- The Americans sailed there to force the Japanese to come out of isolation. This explains why Perry brought with him two steam-driven frigates (the Mississippi and Susquehanna) and two sloops, with a total complement of 65 guns and a little less than 1,000 men. Then, When he returned the following year for the Japanese answer to their request to open up their doors, his armada had grown to nine vessels, with the new flagship Powhatan joining the other two paddle-wheel warships. The crew had almost doubled to around 1,800, and mounted cannon now numbered over 100.

Front 40

Why did the isolation start

Back 40

The Shogun kept feeling that their religion and power were in danger from the Europeans so they closed down Japan from them

Front 41

Who was the first Shogun?

Back 41

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Front 42

Why did the Japanese commit Seppuku?

Back 42

Seppuku was a religious way of ending ones life. By commiting seppuku you ensure that you die honorably