Japanese History Terms

Question 1

はにわ

Answer 1

pottery found during tomb period （やまと時代）

Question 2

body of water west of Japan

Answer 2

東シナ海
（ひがしシナかい）

Question 3

smallest island of Japan

Answer 3

しこく　四国

Question 4

かみ

Answer 4

spirits of nature

Question 5

うじ

Answer 5

powerful families under Yamato’s leadership (やまと時代)

Question 6

first representative studying in China

Answer 6

しょうとくたいし
聖徳太子
（やまと時代）

Question 7

first capital of Japan

Answer 7

なら

Question 8

こじき
古事記

Answer 8

first written history
(なら時代）

Question 9

まんようしゅう
万葉集

Answer 9

largest/first collection of poems witten in kani
(なら時代）

Question 10

temple with huge Buddha

Answer 10

とうだいじ
東大寺

Question 11

Japanese capital copy-pasted by china, under ___ dynasty

Answer 11

とう
Tang
(なら時代）

Question 12

しき
式

Answer 12

tax using rice from farmers
(へいあんじだい）

Question 13

げんじものがたり
源氏物語

Answer 13

first novel every - written by Lady Murasaki

Question 14

poems with 31 syllables

Answer 14

わか
(へいあんじだい）

Question 15

family that had greatest influence over emperors

Answer 15

ふじわら
藤原
(へいあんじだい）

Question 16

when was hiragana/katakana made.

Answer 16

へいあんじだい

Question 17

ふじど

Answer 17

idea of loyalty, obedience, courage, honorable

Question 18

せっぷく
はらき

Answer 18

ritual sacrifice for dishonor by beheading
(かまくら時代）

Question 19

よりとも killed his brother, ___

Answer 19

よしつね
(かまくら時代）

Question 20

みなもとclan always fighting other T.V. show ___

Answer 20

たいら
平
(かまくら時代）

Question 21

what’s the hierarchy of leaders?

Answer 21

1.しょうぐん
2.だいみょう
3.さむらい
(かまくら時代）

Question 22

さどう
ちゃのゆ

Answer 22

tea ceremony developed by Zen Buddhist monks for meditation
(むろまち時代）

Question 23

かどう
いけばな

Answer 23

art of flower arrangment
(むろまち時代）

Question 24

who introduced Japan to European firearms?

Answer 24

portugese sailors
ポルトガル
(むろまち時代）

Question 25

lord attempting unification first

Answer 25

おだのぶなが
(むろまち時代）

Question 26

のう

Answer 26

theater that includes zen theory
(むろまち時代）

Question 27

（お）しろ

Answer 27

change in architecture of lords’ houses due to firearms
(むろまち時代）

Question 28

shogun who prevented farmers from owing weapons

Answer 28

とよとみひでよし
(むろまち時代）

Question 29

who developed tea ceremony

Answer 29

せんおりきゅう
(むろまち時代）

Question 30

キリスト教
（きょう）

Answer 30

christianity - outlawed in
江戸時代

Question 31

road between edo and kyoto

Answer 31

とうかいどう

Question 32

woodblock print

Answer 32

うきよえ

Question 33

ペリーていとく

Answer 33

commodore perry - bro came on that ship - くろふね

Question 34

ごうのう

Answer 34

wealthy farmers

Question 35

merchant

Answer 35

ちょう人

Question 36

political establishment of closing the country in 江戸時代

Answer 36

さこく

Question 37

ばしょう

Answer 37

Haiku master wrote “おく　の　ほそみち”
（江戸時代）

Question 38

ぎむきゅいく

Answer 38

mandatory education
(めいじじだい)

Question 39

what language first called “Japan” Nihon in their language

Answer 39

ポルトガル語
(めいじじだい)

Question 40

what did hepburn do?

Answer 40

made romnized japanese writing

Question 41

ばくふ

Answer 41

feudalist political system

Question 42

にっしんせんそう・にちろせんそう

Answer 42

sino-japanese and russo-japanese wars
(めいじじだい)

Question 43

what were the big conglomerants called

Answer 43

ざいぶつ
(めいじじだい)

Question 44

liberal art boom in めいじじだい

Answer 44

プロレタリアート

Question 45

ぐんせいふ

Answer 45

military dominated cabinet/military run government

Question 46

ちょうせんせんそう

Answer 46

korean war i guess??

Question 47

まんしゅう

Answer 47

manchuria - invasions started in たいしょうじだい and countinued into しょうわじだい

Question 48

famous director

Answer 48

くろさわ