History Flashcards

1
Q

What are the Eras from oldest to newest?

A

Jomon - yayoi - kofun - nara - Heian - Kamakurr - muromachi - azuchi momoyama - Edo - Meji, Taisho - Showa

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2
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What era when people lived by hunting, fishing and gathering wild nuts?

A

Jomon

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3
Q

What is Jomon clayware?

A

Used for cooking and rituals

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4
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What era was it when rice cultivation was introduced?

A

Yayoi

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5
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What is the oldest wodden building in the world? and what era?

A

Horuji temple during the Kofun era

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6
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What are kofun tombs?

A

served as tombs for the powerful

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7
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What prince was in the kofun period?

A

Prince Shotoku

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8
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What prince established a political system centered on the emperor?

A

Prince Shotoku in the Kofun Period

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9
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What period was when Enovys were sent to china?

A

Nara Period

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10
Q

During the Nara period, the capital nara was established where?

A

Heijo-kyo

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11
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What was the capital during the Heian Period?

A

Kyoto

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12
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What period was it when Nobility gained power?

A

Heian

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13
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What period was it of the emergence of the samurai?

A

Heian

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14
Q

What period is considered one of the most culturally rich periods in japanese history?

A

Heian

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15
Q

What period was the Tale of Genji written in?

A

Heian

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16
Q

What period was the japanese kana writing system created?

A

Heian

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17
Q

What is the tale of genji?

A

Worlds oldest full length novel thats 54 chapters (Heian Period)
- author was a court lade
- story centers on romantic relationships and personal connections

18
Q

What period when minamoto yorito became a shogun? and his name?

A

Kamakura Period / Kamakura Shogunate

19
Q

What period was it when there was a Mogul invation?

A

Kamakura Period

20
Q

What was the culture in the kamakura period?

A
  • Realistic powerful buddhist sculptures were creamed
  • buddhism became popular among common people
21
Q

what period was a shogunate in kyoto?

A

Muromachi Period

22
Q

who established a shogunate during a muromachi period?

A

Ashikaga Takauji

23
Q

What was the culture in muromachi period?

A
  • zen temples were built (kinakuji temple)
  • Noh, kyogen, tea ceremoney and ikebana (flower arrangement)
24
Q

what period was it when there was a war over the succession of the shogun triggered Azuchi
Momoyama (Sengoku) period?

A

Muromachi Period

25
Q

What period was Oda Nobunaga in?

A

Azuchimomoyama (destroyed the muromachi shogunate and tried to unify japan)

26
Q

What period was toyotomi hideyoshi in?

A

Azuchimomoyama

27
Q

Who was next in power during the Azuchimomoyama period?

A

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

28
Q

What was the culture during the Azuchimomoyama period?

A
  • vibrant culture
  • chinese lions
  • painting on a folding screen
29
Q

What are the 2 castles during the Azuchimomoyama period?

A

Azuchi and Osaka

30
Q

Who established the shogunate during the Edo period?

A

Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603

31
Q

How long did the edo shogunate lasted?

A

260 years

32
Q

What was the control measures during the edo period?

A
  • strict laws
  • sankinkotai system
33
Q

What policy was adopted by the edo shogunate?

A

Self-isolation policy

34
Q

Who is Matthew C. Perry? (what period?)

A

commodore of the united states navy in the edo period

35
Q

What was developed during the edo period?

A

agriculture and industries

36
Q

What is ukiyoe?

A

Ukiyoe are prints that was produced during the edo period

37
Q

What period was the imperial restoration?

A

Meiji Period

38
Q

What was the capital during the Meiji period?

A

Edo was renamed Tokyo and became the capital

39
Q

What was changed in peoples daily life during the Meiji period?

A

Carriages lamps, railroads, brick buildings, eating beef

40
Q

What period was world war 1?

A

Taisho period

41
Q

What was the cuisine in the taisho period?

A

Yoshoko Cuistine (served japanese-western dishes like curry rice)

42
Q

What were the architectures in the Taisho Period?

A

Combination of western and traditional style