Geography – Japan and Korea Japan Early History Japanese Philosophies Meiji Restoration Japanese Imperialism 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500
Japan is at the intersection of two tectonic plates so is vulnerable to...
earthquakes volcanoes Typhoons Tsunamis
Japanese farming method designed to maximize limited space
Terrace Farming
The river that separates North Korea from China
Yalu River
The line of demarcation between North and South Korea
38th Parallel
Japan is a chain of islands known as a(n)
Archipelago
In Japan, the chief general of the army and most powerful Samurai is the…
Shogun
Translated as "the way of the warrior”; is a Japanese code of conduct and way of samurai life
Bushido
This was the ruling Shogunate between 1603 and 1868
Tokugawa
This “unequal treaty” ended isolation in Japan in 1854
Treaty of Kanagawa
Form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment
Seppuku
The Japanese concept of group harmony is called…
Wa
The core belief of this philosophy is that everything has “spirits”
Shintoism
Shinto spiritual beings are called…
Kami
Philosophies that spread to Japan from China
Buddhism, Confucianism (And some daoism)
Entrance to the Shinto shrine
Torii Gate
Japan’s bicameral legislature
Diet
True or false: The Meiji period in Japan was a period of Westernization and social and economic reform.
True
During the Meiji period, the shogun relinquished power and the _________________ gained power.
Emperor
True or false: Women became even more oppressed during the Meiji Restoration.
False
True or false: The Meiji Period was a time of more rapid industrialization in Japan.
True
In this war, Japan acquired spheres of influence in China and gained Taiwan.
Sino-Japanese War (1st)
The event that directly led to Japan’s surrender in WWII was…
Atomic Bombings – Hiroshima and Nagasaki
During WWII, Japan joined the ____________ powers with Italy and Germany
Axis
Who was the US Navy Commodore that was sent to Japan to encourage them to sign a treaty that would allow trade between the two nations?
Matthew Perry
This event in the United States caused economic turmoil in Japan as the value of exports fell by 50%.
The Great Depression