Edo Era Japan

In your opinion, would you have preferred to live in the peaceful Tokugawa period, or in the more warlike Sengoku period? Why?

What happened to samurai during the Tokugawa period? (choose two)

• they became bureaucrats (government workers)

• some became ronin, and were little better than bandits

• they became kabuki actors

• they engaged in military invasions of Korea and China

What were two problems of the hierarchy during the Tokugawa era?

• merchants made money and were treated better than samurai, who were supposed to be above them

• samurai were supposed to be warriors, but there was no war going on, so they had to do other work

• because farmers couldn't move to other prefectures, they couldn't grow enough rice

• artisans wanted to become samurai, so there were not enough artisans like printers and shoemakers

Why were merchants on the bottom of the Japanese social hierarchy?

• they were considered to be untouchable
• they did not produce anything on their own
• they only worked with the Samurai
• they were the servants of the Emperor

The conversion of 300,000 Japanese to Christianity upset Tokugawa because the _______________ ignored Japanese cultural beliefs and laws.

• missionaries

• peasants

• scribes

• merchants

Which island is red?

• Kyushu
• Hokkaido
• Shikoku
• Honshu

The Golden Age of the Arts in Japan was between the years 794 and 1180, when the capital city was

• Nara
• Nagasaki
• Beijing
• Heian-Kyo

What describes the role of the daimyo in feudal Japan?

• they were poor farmers
• they were rich landowners
• they were powerful generals
• they were professional soldiers

During this era of isolation, Japan had some profitable trade, but mainly became self-sufficient, limited foreign ideas, and ____________ Europe’s ability to colonize Japan.

• increased

• enhanced

• reduced

• encouraged

What was a downside of the closed-door policy during the Tokugawa era?

• lack of technological advancement

• lack of artistic development

• constant war

• famine