Question 1

The Japanese shogunate was

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A)  an attempt by the emperor to restore order in the 17th century. 
B)  a group that opposed Westernization of the country. 
C)  a type of centralized feudalism. 
D)  the government officials who carried out the orders of the emperor. 
E)  a group of military officers who banded together to overthrow the emperor. 
A)  an attempt by the emperor to restore order in the 17th century. 
B)  a group that opposed Westernization of the country. 
C)  a type of centralized feudalism. 
D)  the government officials who carried out the orders of the emperor. 
E)  a group of military officers who banded together to overthrow the emperor.

Question 2

Initially Christian missionaries in Japan

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A)  were outlawed by the shogun. 
B)  were met with resistance from the samurai. 
C)  fomented civil war. 
D)  attempted to undermine Shinto. 
E)  converted many Japanese daimyo. 
A)  were outlawed by the shogun. 
B)  were met with resistance from the samurai. 
C)  fomented civil war. 
D)  attempted to undermine Shinto. 
E)  converted many Japanese daimyo.

Question 3

During the later Tokugawa period,Japanese began to emphasize ____ rather than Buddhist thought and ideals.

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A)  Christian 
B)  Confucian 
C)  Shinto 
D)  Legalist 
E)  Western philosophical 
A)  Christian 
B)  Confucian 
C)  Shinto 
D)  Legalist 
E)  Western philosophical

Question 4

In the 1600s,the three Japanese major cities were ____________________ than any European city.

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The answer of In the 1600s,the three Japanese major cities...

Question 5

Besides showing the Japanese people's closeness with nature,Japanese fine arts often portray more ____ than that of China.

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A)  humor 
B)  humility 
C)  hatred 
D)  happiness 
E)  health-consciousness. 
A)  humor 
B)  humility 
C)  hatred 
D)  happiness 
E)  health-consciousness.

Question 6

Describe Tokugawa arts and learning.What were the primary influences?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 7

The Tokugawa shoguns maintained control mainly through

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A)  terror and executions. 
B)  hiring gangs of samurai. 
C)  supervision and surveillance. 
D)  being elected by daimyo members. 
E)  control of the merchant class. 
A)  terror and executions. 
B)  hiring gangs of samurai. 
C)  supervision and surveillance. 
D)  being elected by daimyo members. 
E)  control of the merchant class.

Question 8

Because of their growing wealth,Japanese merchants became

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A)  strong supporters of the arts. 
B)  of higher rank in society than were the daimyo. 
C)  guardians of Japan's history, hiring historians to work on conserving the past by writing it down. 
D)  large charitable donors. 
E)  strong rivals to the daimyo in showing which group was more art-savvy. 
A)  strong supporters of the arts. 
B)  of higher rank in society than were the daimyo. 
C)  guardians of Japan's history, hiring historians to work on conserving the past by writing it down. 
D)  large charitable donors. 
E)  strong rivals to the daimyo in showing which group was more art-savvy.

Question 9

The prevalence of Confucian secularism among the daimyo is significant because

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A)  it laid the future foundation for Japanese democracy. 
B)  it paved the way for acceptance of western technology. 
C)  it made possible the takeover of Tokugawa Ieyashu. 
D)  it set into motion a rich literary/artistic movement. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  it laid the future foundation for Japanese democracy. 
B)  it paved the way for acceptance of western technology. 
C)  it made possible the takeover of Tokugawa Ieyashu. 
D)  it set into motion a rich literary/artistic movement. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 10

The "floating worlds" refers to

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A)  Japanese churches. 
B)  Japanese Shinto shrines. 
C)  Japanese pleasure quarters. 
D)  Japanese miniature gardens. 
E)  Japanese goldfish ponds. 
A)  Japanese churches. 
B)  Japanese Shinto shrines. 
C)  Japanese pleasure quarters. 
D)  Japanese miniature gardens. 
E)  Japanese goldfish ponds.

Question 11

The major Japanese religions are ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Shinto,Bud

Question 12

Describe the foundation of the Tokugawa state,be sure to highlight the role of key individuals,and discuss its main underpinnings.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

By the early 1800s,some Japanese officials and scholars had concluded that

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A)  Westerners must be kept out of their country at all costs. 
B)  they needed more knowledge about Western European science and medicine. 
C)  Japanese poetry was far superior to most European verse. 
D)  "Dutch medicine" was the only worthwhile kind. 
E)  they had fallen behind every European country except Russia. 
A)  Westerners must be kept out of their country at all costs. 
B)  they needed more knowledge about Western European science and medicine. 
C)  Japanese poetry was far superior to most European verse. 
D)  "Dutch medicine" was the only worthwhile kind. 
E)  they had fallen behind every European country except Russia.

Question 14

The first Europeans to make contact with Japan were

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A)  missionaries. 
B)  traders. 
C)  pirates. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both B and C. 
A)  missionaries. 
B)  traders. 
C)  pirates. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both B and C.

Question 15

The peasantry in Japan during the shogunate period was

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A)  less miserable than in earlier eras. 
B)  akin to the serfs of Europe. 
C)  vitally important to the growth of cities and were compensated accordingly. 
D)  more prestigious than in earlier days. 
E)  the best educated in Japan's history. 
A)  less miserable than in earlier eras. 
B)  akin to the serfs of Europe. 
C)  vitally important to the growth of cities and were compensated accordingly. 
D)  more prestigious than in earlier days. 
E)  the best educated in Japan's history.

Question 16

Tokugawa put down peasant rebellions by

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A)  hiring samurai mercenaries to take care of the situation. 
B)  promising to make major agrarian reforms. 
C)  decreasing the taxes levied on the peasants. 
D)  putting tens of thousands of peasants to death. 
E)  seizing weapons from the peasants. 
A)  hiring samurai mercenaries to take care of the situation. 
B)  promising to make major agrarian reforms. 
C)  decreasing the taxes levied on the peasants. 
D)  putting tens of thousands of peasants to death. 
E)  seizing weapons from the peasants.

Question 17

____________________ is a Japanese dramatic form characterized by humor,realism,and violent actions.

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The answer of ____________________ is a Japanese dramatic form characterized...

Question 18

Discuss the religious issues in Japan during the Tokugawa.

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Answers would include a discussion of Ch

Question 19

Haiku poetry reflects the Zen Buddhist concept that

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A)  all of life's events are worth preserving in verse. 
B)  life's greatest mysteries, in the hands of a master poet, can be explained in only seventeen syllables. 
C)  most of humankind is incapable of understanding the world's great mysteries - unlike the great poets. 
D)  the hardest concepts in life to understand can never be understood, so true poets never try. 
E)  it is impossible to deconstruct and understand the concepts that bother humans most - but they can be stated clearly enough for reflection. 
A)  all of life's events are worth preserving in verse. 
B)  life's greatest mysteries, in the hands of a master poet, can be explained in only seventeen syllables. 
C)  most of humankind is incapable of understanding the world's great mysteries - unlike the great poets. 
D)  the hardest concepts in life to understand can never be understood, so true poets never try. 
E)  it is impossible to deconstruct and understand the concepts that bother humans most - but they can be stated clearly enough for reflection.

Question 20

The more important daimyo families resided near the shogun

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A)  in order to assist him. 
B)  as hostages for their clan's loyalty. 
C)  to be trained as entertainers. 
D)  to prevent their contact with Christians. 
E)  to be trained for the bureaucracy. 
A)  in order to assist him. 
B)  as hostages for their clan's loyalty. 
C)  to be trained as entertainers. 
D)  to prevent their contact with Christians. 
E)  to be trained for the bureaucracy.

Exam 27: Japan in the Era of European Expansion

The Japanese shogunate was

Initially Christian missionaries in Japan

During the later Tokugawa period,Japanese began to emphasize ____ rather than Buddhist thought and ideals.

In the 1600s,the three Japanese major cities were ____________________ than any European city.

Besides showing the Japanese people's closeness with nature,Japanese fine arts often portray more ____ than that of China.

Describe Tokugawa arts and learning.What were the primary influences?

The Tokugawa shoguns maintained control mainly through

Because of their growing wealth,Japanese merchants became

The prevalence of Confucian secularism among the daimyo is significant because

The "floating worlds" refers to

The major Japanese religions are ____________________ and ____________________.

Describe the foundation of the Tokugawa state,be sure to highlight the role of key individuals,and discuss its main underpinnings.

By the early 1800s,some Japanese officials and scholars had concluded that

The first Europeans to make contact with Japan were

The peasantry in Japan during the shogunate period was

Tokugawa put down peasant rebellions by

____________________ is a Japanese dramatic form characterized by humor,realism,and violent actions.

Discuss the religious issues in Japan during the Tokugawa.

Haiku poetry reflects the Zen Buddhist concept that

The more important daimyo families resided near the shogun

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