Chapter 4: Japan (Alberta)

Which geographical feature of Japan allowed for Japan to pursue a policy of isolation?

• Japan was part of the ring of fire.

• Japan is mostly mountainous.

• Japan gets a lot of earthquakes.

• Japan is surrounded by water.

Which social class had the greatest change in their responsibilities during the Edo period?

• samurai

• shogun

• farmer

• emperor

Which social class was regarded as inferior to the rest?

• farmers

• samurai

• ainu

• artisans

Which is true about a daimyo?

• The land ruled by the daimyo is equal in shape to all other daimyo's land.

• Daimyos were not ranked.

• He was allowed to marry who ever they wanted.

• He was required to spend every second year in Edo.

The daimyo ruled over what?

• the bafuku

• all of Japan

• the han

• prefecture

Which shoguns contributed to the unification of Japan?

• Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Akira Toriyama

• Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Matsuo Basho

• Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Emperor Nakamikado, Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu

Confucianism was a big influence on Japanese way of life.

• True

• False

Farmers did not have significant role in society and was often considered not important.

• True

• False