Religion

Question 1

why is the sun so significant in Japan

Answer 1

the Japanese saw themselves as a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu

Question 2

who is considered direct descendants of Amaterasu?

Answer 2

imperial family

Question 3

what is kami

Answer 3

spirits in nature

Question 4

define animisim

Answer 4

spirit in everything

Question 5

“the way of the gods”

Answer 5

shinto

Question 6

main principles of shinto

Answer 6

purity cleanliness, harmony, respect for nature, importance of the group over individual

Question 7

key values of shintoism

Answer 7

believed that everyone and everything had a spirit (animism)

Question 8

how can shinto be viewed as a religion

Answer 8

it has a deity that it worship[s, religious traditions, has shrines/places of worship, and has its own beliefs

Question 9

how may shinto not be a religion

Answer 9

it has no founder, no scripture, no moral code, no philosophy

Question 10

what is Sakoku

Answer 10

a closed country policy

Question 11

what were three achievements that happened during the Tokugawa shogunate

Answer 11

1. the capital was moved from Edo to Kyoto
2. An orderly, stable, strong government was formed
3. there were 250 years of peace

Question 12

describe the U.S. arrival in Japan

Answer 12

the US came to Japan to seek new markets for their goods. They came with a fleet of gun ships and demanded that Japan open up its ports.

Question 13

How did Japan feel about the arrival of the US

Answer 13

they saw the Americans as “blue-eyed devils” and hairy barbarians. they viewed them as monsters. they did not agree with their arrival

Question 14

What were the two goals of the Meiji Restoration.

Answer 14

1. To develop military and economic power to protect Japan from more foreign threats
2. to join other powerful nations as an equally strong power

Question 15

How does Japan achieve the goals of the Meiji Restoration

Answer 15

-they won superiority in Asia after defeating China
-they gained respect as a major world power after defeating Russia
-they created a national I density for themselves
-they developed a strong military and was able to defeat China and Russia

Question 16

How was Japan affected by Imperialism

Answer 16

The US demanded that Japan open up their ports with a fleet of gun boats. Japan did not want to open its ports but ended up opening two ports under the Treaty of Kanagawa

Question 17

How and why did Japan become imperialist during the Meiji Restoration

Answer 17

Japan wanted to create a national identity for itself as a major world power. Japan started becoming imperialist when they fought china and tried to take Korea from them. this is how they gained superiority in Asia. they also they also fought Russia for Manchuria and got respect as a major world power.

Question 18

what is Bushido

Answer 18

“the way of the warrior” a moral code that the samurai live by. they live by loyalty and discipline

Question 19

what is seppuku

Answer 19

a ritual suicide that the samurai would rather do than surrender

Question 20

who began the Tokugawa shogunate

Answer 20

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Question 21

who was Commodore Matthew Perry and what did he do

Answer 21

he was sent by the US President (Millard Fillmore) to go to Japan to look for new markets for US goods.

Question 22

What happened under the Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 22

Perry comes back to Japan and the Japanese sign it. Japan had to open up two ports to the US and give them trade rights.

Question 23

what happened after the Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 23

other western countries followed suit of the US and brought their navies to force treaties and access to Japanese ports. the Japanese broke Sakoku and opened the country to trade

Question 24

What was the long term effect of the Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 24

it ended to Tokugawa Shogunate and established the Meiji government

Question 25

what was the Meiji period

Answer 25

an era of rapid industrialization and political, social, and economic change.

Question 26

what was the late meiji goal

Answer 26

establish a national identity for Japan

Question 27

what happened in the Meiji period

Answer 27

the class system was abolished which allowed social mobility, funded transportation, and communication systems
-building projects, roads, railroads, telegraph systems

Question 28

what is another term for the Tokugawa period

Answer 28

Edo period