Japanese History

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1.

According to legend, the Shinto Sun Goddess ______ was the Great-Grandmother of Emperor Jimmu, the mythical founder of Japan and the Japanese Imperial family.
- A.
  
  Izanami
- B.
  
  Amenominakanushi
- C.
  
  Amaterasu
- D.
  
  Pink Lady
- E.
  
  Ame-no-Uzume
2.

Dogū figurines date from the ________ period.
- A.
  
  Jōmon
- B.
  
  Kofun
- C.
  
  Asuka
- D.
  
  Muromachi
3.

The largest Kofun tomb is has been attributed to be the tomb of ___________ .
- A.
  
  Emperor Jimmu
- B.
  
  Izanami
- C.
  
  Oda Nobunga
- D.
  
  Emperor Nintoku
4.

The introduction of Buddhism to Japan is attributed to the ________ in 538 AD.
- A.
  
  The Buddha
- B.
  
  Baekje king Seong
- C.
  
  Prince Shōtoku
- D.
  
  Ganjin
5.

Prince Shōtoku (574-622).adopted models of rank and etiquette and and his ____________ prescribed ways to bring harmony to a society chaotic in Confucian terms.
- A.
  
  Nihon Shoki
- B.
  
  Meiji Constitution
- C.
  
  Seventeen-article constitution
- D.
  
  Tale of Genji
6.

The ________ clan dominated the Japanese politics of Heian Period (794–1185) through the monopoly of regent positions
- A.
  
  Fujiwara
- B.
  
  Minamoto
- C.
  
  Hashomoto
- D.
  
  Yoritomo
7.

Victory the The battle of Dan-no-ura in 1185, led to the ______ clan establishing his military government ('bakufu') in Kamakura.and its leaders becoming the Shogun (hereditary military dictator).
- A.
  
  Minamoto
- B.
  
  Taira
- C.
  
  Gempei
- D.
  
  Mutsuhito
8.

With the rise of strong regional rulers ( daimyō ) and their victory in the ______ (1467-77) left Kyoto devastated and effectively ended the national authority of the bakufu.The war initiated the Sengoku jidai, "the Warring States Period". This period was a long, drawn-out struggle for domination by individual daimyo,
- A.
  
  Gempei War
- B.
  
  Mongolian Invasion
- C.
  
  Boshin War
- D.
  
  Ōnin War
9.

________ sought to conquer Ming China, and became bogged down in a war in Korea (Imjin War) from 1592 to 1598.
- A.
  
  Tokugawa Ieyasu
- B.
  
  Oda Nobunaga
- C.
  
  Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- D.
  
  Yi Sun-shin
10.

Victory in the ________ in 1600 cleared the way for Tokugawa Ieyasu to establish Tokugawa bakufu, the last shogunate to control Japan..
- A.
  
  Battle of Okehazama
- B.
  
  Battle of Anegawa
- C.
  
  Battle of Sekigahara
- D.
  
  Battle of Seoul
11.

Japanese leaders began to see Catholicism as a destabilizing influence and foreign intentions in Japan with suspicion after conquest of the Philippines by the Spanish . Japanese leaders passed laws forbidding Japanese to leave Japan and Foreigners from entering, Christianity was banned. One window to the outside world remained at Dejima where the ______ were allowed to trade. Japan remained secluded from the 1630s to 1858.
- A.
  
  Americans
- B.
  
  British
- C.
  
  Dutch
- D.
  
  Russians
12.

After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868–1869) of the Meiji Restoration, a part of the former Shogun's navy led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki former their own short lived republic, the Republic of Ezo located in ________.
- A.
  
  Hokkaido
- B.
  
  Okinawa
- C.
  
  Iwo Jima
- D.
  
  Tsushima
13.

Japan attacked the Russian Naval base at Port Arthur on the night of 8 February 1904, hours before a declaration of war was received by the Russian with _________.
- A.
  
  A submarine attack
- B.
  
  A torpedo boat attack
- C.
  
  Bombardment by six battleships
- D.
  
  Sneaking Japanese soldiers on Russian ships disguised as Chinese laborers