Grade 8 Review: Japan's Edo Period

What does it mean to be the Emperor of Japan?

• You are elected ruler of Japan

• You are the hereditary ruler of Japan

• You are the spokesperson for a political group in Japan

What is a Daimyo?

• A Feudal lord of a village in Japan

• A religious leader of a region in Japan

• A Feudal lord of a region in Japan

In 1500, Japan was not a united country

• True

• False

Although the Emperor was considered the supreme ruler, the real power and authority in the Edo period of Japan was with the ______

What was a Shogun?

• A group of military leaders

• A ceremony to pick prominent leaders

• The leader of the military government

• the supreme leader of Japan

What 3 Shoguns unified Japan respectively during their reign in the 1500s?

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Oda Nobunaga, and Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Tsuki Hideyoshi, Oda Namakura, Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu wanted the Japanese people to be exposed to the newer ideas presented by the West

• True

• False

Ieyasu only allowed Japanese trading ships to land at which port?

• Deshima Island

• Okinawa Island

• Kyoto Island

Why was Ieyasu concerned about the West's ideas seeping into Japan?

• Threat to Japanese culture/way of life

• The growth of Western presence and occupation in Japanese territory

• Both

Which European religion was introduced to Japan between 1549-1587

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism