mongols threaten Japan and Japan reunification Flashcards
why did Kublai khan send officials to Japan demand tribute
they said that there would be war if japan did not pay for the khan’s friendship. the shogun’s government sent the officials away
how many ships were sent to sea and how many troops carried
hundreds of ships. more than 25,000 troops along with horses and weapons
when was the first time they used gunpowder
november 1274
what did typhoon do
the typhoon a violent tropical storm came roaring across the sea. thousands of Mongol and Chinese soldiers drowned. more were stranded on the shore where Japanese warriors killed them. Japanese believed that the Kami had sent the typhoon ti to save them. they called it kamikaze or the wind of the gods
why is the kamikaze remembered
because they believed it was sent by Kami to save them
