Due 09.12 - Meiji Restoration - Yr9

Fixing or bringing something back to how it used to be.

• revolution

• industrialisation

• modernisation

• restoration

In ​ (a)   , U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrived with ​ (b)   , forcing Japan to open its ports to ​ (c)   .

• warships
• trade
• 1853
• 1953
• fight
• horses

In which year did they overthow the last Shogun and restore the Emperor?

• 1823

• 1868

• 1853

• 1898

What policy were Japanese leaders disatisfied with because they thought it made Japan weak?

• isolationism

• restoration

• modernisation

• warring periods

What was the shoguante struggling with in the 1800s? (More than one correct answer)

• invading warriors from Mongolia

• peasant uprisings

• dissatisfaction amongst the samurai

• A poor economy

The restoration wanted to replace the Shogun with the Emperor (a)  

What was one impact of the Meiji Restoration?

• It reduced the level of education and development in the country.

• It closed the country again to foreign trade and followed isolationism.

• It rapidly modernised the country and helped to make it one of the global superpowers.

• It made the Samurai warrior class stronger and restored their authority.

The (a)   lost their special (b)   , privileges, and right to carry (c)   as the (d)   system ended

• samurai
• status
• swords
• feudal
• daimyo
• leader
• arrows
• merit

Put the events in chronological order:

• Warring States Period

• Creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate

• Creation of the Kamakura Shogunate

• Creation of the Ashikaga Shogunate

• The Meiji Restoration

Are you excited about your project?

• Definitely!

• It will be a good challenge

• A little

• Not really, not a fan