Japan Returns to Isolation

What event shattered Japan's old feudal system in 1467?

• Introduction of firearms

• Civil war

• Tokugawa Shogunate

• Christian missionaries

During the Sengoku period (1467-1568), who seized control of old feudal estates in Japan?

• Samurai

• Merchants

• Peasants

• Daimyo

Who was the brutal and ambitious leader who defeated rivals and seized the imperial capital Kyoto in 1568?

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Oda Nobunaga

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Francis Xavier

What was the primary weapon of the traditional Japanese warrior before the introduction of firearms?

• Musket

• Sword

• Cannon

• Bow and arrow

Who completed the unification of Japan after Oda Nobunaga's death and established the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• Toyotomi Hideyoshi

• Oda Nobunaga

• Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Francis Xavier

What policy did Tokugawa Ieyasu implement to tame the daimyo and ensure centralized government in Japan?

• Closed Country Policy

• Alternate Attendance Policy

• Christian Conversion Policy

• Firearms Regulation Policy

What major step did Tokugawa Ieyasu take toward restoring centralized government in Japan?

• Embracing European ideas

• Eliminating the daimyo system

• Instituting a closed country policy

• Enforcing the rule of law over the rule of the sword

Which city became the capital under Tokugawa Ieyasu's rule?

• Kyoto

• Osaka

• Edo (Tokyo)

• Nagasaki

What was the major economic impact of the introduction of firearms in Japan?

• Increase in agricultural production

• Rise of the merchant class

• Decline of samurai influence

• Expansion of artisan communities

What type of poetry became popular in Tokugawa Japan?

• Sonnets

• Haiku

• Epic poems

• Limericks