7.2 PPT Reunification of Japan

Multiple Choice

What was the main cause of chaos in Japan at the end of the 15th century?

• The collapse of central power

• Foreign invasions

• Natural disasters

• Economic decline

Multiple Choice

Japanese warlords and great land owners

• Bushido
• Daimyo
• Shogun
• Confucian

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the daimyo system in Japan's political landscape at the end of the 15th century?

• It centralized power under one ruler

• It led to chaos and conflict among noble families

• It promoted peace and unity

• It established a democratic government

Open Ended

Describe the political situation in Japan during the late 1400s and explain how the three leaders helped unify the country.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions did Oda Nobunaga take to consolidate power in central Japan?

• Seized imperial capital of Kyoto

• Placed reigning shogun under his control

• Started bringing clans together

• All of the above

Multiple Select

Select all statements that accurately describe Tokugawa Ieyasu's role in Japanese history. (3)

• Moved the capital to Osaka

• Fully restored central authority as shogun

• Tokugawa shoguns remained in power until 1868

• Brought a period of 'Great Peace'

Multiple Choice

Who completed the process of unifying Japan?

• Matsuo Basho
• Oda Nobunaga
• Toyugawa Ieyasu
• Tokugawa Hideyoshi

Multiple Choice

What was Tokyo's original name?

• Noh

• Kyoto

• Edo

• Hiroshima

Open Ended

How did the arrival of Europeans in the mid-1500s impact Japanese society and trade?

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason Hideyoshi expelled missionaries and traders from Japan after the arrival of Jesuit priest Francis Xavier?

• They refused to pay taxes

• They destroyed local shrines

• They tried to overthrow the government

• They converted too many people

Multiple Choice

The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of:

• commercial partnership
• military government
• religious authority
• cultural institution

Multiple Choice

How did the Tokugawa shoguns exert political control over the daimyo in 17th century Japan?

• They killed the daimyo’s draft animals.
• They kept the daimyo’s family in Edo as hostages.
• They exiled the daimyo to Korea.
• Nothing, the shoguns did not exert political control over the daimyo.

Multiple Choice

Tokugawa Ieyasu used the "Hostage System" to control the

• peasants
• daimyo
• foreign traders
• merchants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Tokugawa Era is correct?

• Daimyos were completely independent from the shogun

• Samurai became more like managers than warriors

• The country was divided into only 50 territories

• The hostage system had no effect on daimyo families

Open Ended

Explain how the hostage system helped Tokugawa rulers maintain control over the daimyo.

Open Ended

Discuss the impact of high taxes and costs on farmers and peasants during the Tokugawa Era.

Multiple Choice

Who was at the top of the social classes in Tokugawa Japan?

• Samurai

• Merchants

• Emperor and Imperial court

• Daimyos

Multiple Choice

What was the MOST powerful position in the Japanese Feudal hierarchy?

• The Emperor
• The Shogun
• The Diamyo
• The Samurai 

Multiple Choice

What was the social order in feudal Japan?

• Shogun - Daimyo - Samurai - Peasants

• Shogun - Samurai - Daimyo - Peasants

• Shogun - Samurai - Peasants- Daimyo

• Daimyo - Samurai - Ashigaru - Peasants

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the role and rights of women in daily life during the Tokugawa Era?

• Women had equal rights and could own property independently.

• Women had few rights, marriages were arranged, and they were valued mainly as homemakers and mothers.

• Women were encouraged to participate in politics and arts equally with men.

• Women could freely choose their spouses and divorce was rare.

Multiple Choice

Kabuki is a type of 

• music
• theatre (drama)
• poetry
• religion