Japanese Empire

Identify the best use of this document for a historian.

• To determine the effects of the Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan on merchants

• To find out how Japanese Christians felt about the Tokugawa shogunate

• To explore the views of the Japanese government towards outsiders in 1635

• To identify the goods exported by Japanese merchants

The Japanese Shogun issued the Edict of 1635 to isolate Japan because:

• Japan didn't want foreign merchants stealing military secrets.

• European missionaries converted thousands of Japanese citizens to Christianity.

Military leader who led/controlled the empire of Japan --

• samurai

• bushido

• shogun

• emperor

In Japan, the warrior class was known as the

• knights

• kabuki

• haiku

• samurai

What was the primary religion practiced in the Japanese Empire during the Edo period?

• Shinto

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

Which treaty ended Japan's isolationist foreign policy in the 19th century?

• Treaty of Kanagawa

• Treaty of Versailles

• Treaty of Nanking

• Treaty of Tordesillas

Who was the emperor of Japan during World War II?

• Emperor Meiji

• Emperor Taisho

• Emperor Showa (Hirohito)

• Emperor Akihito

What was the name of the Japanese code of honor among the samurai?

• Bushido

• Chivalry

• Kendo

• Seppuku

Which city was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?

• Kyoto

• Osaka

• Hiroshima

• Nagasaki

What was the main economic activity in the Japanese Empire during the Meiji Restoration?

• Agriculture

• Industrialization

• Fishing

• Silk production