Medieval Japan

Question 1

Who banned Christian missionaries from Japan?

Answer 1

Tokugawa leyasu

Question 2

When was the first contact between Europeans and the Japanese?

Answer 2

1543

Question 3

When did Tokugawa leyasu become shogun?

Answer 3

1603

Question 4

When did the ‘Warring States’ period begin?

Answer 4

1467

Question 5

When did the ‘Warring States’ period end?

Answer 5

1573

Question 6

What was the ‘Azuchi-Momyama’ period known for?

Answer 6

Warlords fighting for control

Question 7

Who issued laws governing military households in 1615?

Answer 7

Tokugawa Hidetada

Question 8

When did the Sakoku [“Locked Country”] period begin?

Answer 8

1635

Question 9

Who issued the Sakoku [locked country] period which limited contact with the West?

Answer 9

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Question 10

When did U.S Navy Fleet Commodore Matthew Perry arrive in Tokyo Bay to demand opening of Japan’s borders for trade with the West?

Answer 10

1853

Question 11

When did the Maromachi shogunate begin and who with?

Answer 11

1336 with Ashikaga Takauji

Question 12

Who was the first Shogun of Japan?

Answer 12

Minamoto no Yoritomo

Question 13

What was the staple ingredient for Japan under the rule of the shoguns?

Answer 13

Rice

Question 14

How was fish eaten?

Answer 14

Fish was eaten fresh if possible, and often raw

Question 15

How and when did sushi originate?

Answer 15

Sushi was a way of preserving fish by salting it and wrapping it in boiled rice. This originated in the Tokugawa shogunate

Question 16

What were noodles made of?

Answer 16

Noodles were made of rice flour or buckwheat flour

Question 17

What were some forms of entertainment for the Japanese during the time of the shoguns?

Answer 17

Some forms of entertainment for the people were visiting teahouses and restaurants, attending theatres to watch kabuki and puppet plays, and sumo wrestling

Question 18

Where the samurai well educated?

Answer 18

Yes the samurai were very well educated as their roles it the Tokugawa shogunate turned to more administrative instead of their traditional roles as warriors