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| What are the 8 regions of Japan? |
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| Where is the world's largest Buddha statue located? |
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| Jomon period is known for what? |
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| Who is Minamoto no Yoritomo? |
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| Who is Toyotomi Hideyoshi? |
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| Who is Tokugawa Yoshinobu? |
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| What period spanned from 8,000 BC to 300 BC? |
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| What period spanned from 250 BC to 250 AD? |
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| What are the identifying characteristics of Jomon pottery? |
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| What are the identifying characteristics of Yayoi pottery? |
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| What material started showing up in the Yayoi period? |
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| What decorative items were crafted with bronze during the Yayoi period? |
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| Dokatu, which means bronze bells. |
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| What are dokatu? What period are they from? |
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| The Kofun Period spanned from when to when? |
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| What is the political name for the Kofun period? |
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| Yamoto is the political name for what historical period? |
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| During what period did Buddhism finally reach Japan? |
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| What period's name means 'old tombs?' |
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| Are the tombs from the Kofun period small or large? |
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| What are the figurines found in tombs called? |
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| What is the problem with modeling the Japanese writing system on the Chinese writing system? |
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| Chinese is a tonal language, while Japanese is not inflected and has verbal conjugation. |
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| What goddess is Isi a shrine to? |
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| What is the sun goddess shrine? |
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| Where was the main area of activity during the Yamato/Kofun period? |
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| Who was known as the Father of Japanese Buddhism? |
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| Lifetime of Prince Shotku Taishi? |
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| When were the Taika reforms? |
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| What family can be described as the Japanese version of the Kennedys? |
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| What super prestigious family often married into the imperial line? |
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| The Nara period spanned from when to when? |
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| What period lasted from 710 to 749? |
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| The relationship between humans and their environment |
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| What direction are palaces supposed to be built facing, according to feng shui? |
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| What direction does feng shui dictate to be 'the root of all evil?' |
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| What is the geographic orientation of a castle? |
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| Why might someone put a giant Buddha statue in the northeast of a town? |
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| What period spanned from 794 to 1180? |
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| What period marked the rise of the Fujiwara clan? |
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| What happened socially during the Heian period? |
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| A highly elite culture developed |
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| In what period did the Japanese culture start really their 'adopt and adapt' strategy? |
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| What was the first novel in world literary history? |
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| What Japanese period is characterized by taking the time to take what they'd learned from the Chinese and putting their own spin on it? |
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| A woman named Murasaki Shikibu |
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| What happened from 1180-1185? |
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| When was the rise of warriors led by Taira no Kiyomori? |
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| The 1600s saw the rise of warriors led by who? |
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| What period spanned from 1185 to 1333? |
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| The Kamakura period spanned from when to when? |
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| During what period did architecture begin to play a role in culture? |
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| During what period do elements of Japanese culture shift toward the likes of warriors rather than incense sniffers? |
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| The Kamakura period sees the zenith of what in Japanese history? |
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| When did Minamoto Yoritomo found the shogunate? |
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| What did Minamoto Yoritomo do in 1192? |
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| Who did every shogun have to have the lineage of? |
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| Beginning in the Kamakura period, the government is called the what? |
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| What system begins to develop in the Kamakura period? |
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| During the Kamakura period |
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| "Once saved, always saved" describes what particular kind of Buddhism? |
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| Who invaded twice, in 1274 and again in 1281? |
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| Whose navy was taken to fight with in the Mongol invasion? |
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| Only naval invasion they ever did |
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| What is the difference between the Mongol's fighting style and the Japanese? |
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| The Mongols fight as a group and the Japanese in a series of duets. |
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| What saved the Japanese from losing to the Mongols? |
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| A huge typhoon came in and sank all the Mongolian ships |
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| 'Great winds,' in reference to typhoons. |
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| What was a big problem for Japan after the Mongolian invasions? |
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| They didn't have anything to pay their soldiers with. |
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| What is the other name for the Muromachi Period? |
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| What period is Ashikaga an alternate name for? |
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| What family was important during the Muromachi period? |
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| What are things like flower arranging, garden design, painting, martial arts, and tea ceremonies the cultural product of? |
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| A Buddhist monk from India |
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| What is another term for the Sengoku period? |
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| What was the name of the warring states period? |
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| What period began in the 1450s with a breakdown in political structure? |
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| The Sengoku (Warring States) Period |
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| What happened in the 1450s? |
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| A breakdown in the political structure |
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| Is feudalism more about providing services or about collecting taxes? |
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| What kind of structure does European feudalism depend on? |
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| What kind of structure does Japanese feudalism depend on? |
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| What level of authority do vassals have over their small domains? |
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| What people are in charge of immense central castles? |
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| Why is the Sengoku period called the warring states period? |
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| Because of the rise of feudalism, and the fact that feudalism encourages war. |
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| In what period did Oda Nobunaga emerge? |
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| The daimyo who realized that negotiating some of his takeovers was more useful than fighting some of them; offers alliances |
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| When was Oda Nobunaga's lifetime? |
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| Who lived from 1534-1582? |
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| What three big names begin to emerge in the Sengoku period? |
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| Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and |
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| Who lived from 1536-1598? |
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| Who was Oda Nobunaga's right hand man? |
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| Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the right hand man of who? |
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| What was the span of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's lifetime? |
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| Who is sort of the Napoleon of Japan? |
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| What man from the Songoku period was short, shrewd, recognized strategy, seemed irresistible to women, and was very smooth? |
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| What was Toyotomi Hideyoshi like? |
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| short, shrewd, recognized strategy, seemed irresistible to women, and was very smooth |
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| What physical feature of Caucasians were the Japanese very impressed with? |
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| When did the Japanese first encounter guns? |
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| In the 1540s, the Japanese first encountered what? |
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| The Japanese first encountered people from what European country in the 1540s? |
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| What fascinated the Japanese about the Portuguese they encountered in the 1540s, besides their long legs? |
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| Why were many Japanese short and often bowlegged? |
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| Because they did everything sitting on the floor |
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| What was the consequence of constantly sitting on the floor? |
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| Shortness and bowleggedness. |
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| There were more __________s per capita in Japan in the 1600s than there are now . |
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| Who were the three great unifiers of the Sengoku period? |
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| Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Who were Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu?
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| The three great unifiers of the Sengoku period |
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| Who lived from 1542-1616? |
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| What was Tokugawa Ieyasu's lifetime? |
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| What is the alternate name for the the Tokugawa period? |
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| What period is Edo an alternative name for? |
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| The Tokugawa/Edo period spanned from when to when? |
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What period spanned from 1600-1867?
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| The four class system of the Edo Period was borrowed from what culture? |
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| What social group is at the top of the four-class system? |
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| The warrior/samurai class |
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| Who was the top of the Chinese four-class system? |
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| Why are samurai basically contradictions? |
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| They were educated, write poetry, know the classics, yet are basically killing machines. |
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| What is the pecking order of the four-class system? |
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2. Farmers
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| Why is the merchant class the lowest of the four? |
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| Because they are seen as a bunch of rip-offers |
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| When do the east and west's opinions about the merchant class clash? (Centruy) |
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| What was the hierarchy of the Edo period's 5 noble classes? |
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1. Emperor
2. Kuge (non-military nobles)
3. Shogun
4. Daimyo
5. Various lower levels of samurai (Warriors) |
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| Who was first class among the nobles of the Edo period? |
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| Who was second class among the nobles of the Edo period? |
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| Kuge (Non military nobles) |
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| Who was third-class among the nobles of the Edo period? |
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| Who was fourth-class among the nobles of the Edo period? |
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| Who was the lowest class of the nobles of the Edo period? |
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| What period is characterized by social stratification? |
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| What social class does shi refer to? |
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| What social class does ko refer to? |
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| What social class does sho refer to? |
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| How many theoretical classes were there in the Tokugawa period? |
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| What were the four theoretical classes in the Tokugawa period? |
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1. samurai
2. farmers
3. artisans
4. merchants |
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| In reality, what were really the two classes during the Tokugawa period? |
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| Samurai and everybody else |
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| What are the four self-governing groups of the Tokugawa period? |
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1. priests (Shinto) and some Buddhist butsudo
2. hinin (non-humans)
3. eta (hereditary pariah)
4. farming villages |
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| What are the three highest levels of the social structure and shogunal control structure? |
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1. Emperor/imperial family
2. Kuge- Imperial court aristocracy
3. Sei-i-tai-shogun (Barbarian Subduing General) |
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| How are daimyo categorized? |
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| On the basis of their relationships to the shogun |
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| One of the three categories of daimyo; The collateral houses |
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| What are the three subtypes of shimpan? |
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1. Sanke- the three houses
2. Sankyo- The Three Lords
3. Kamon- The other families related to shogun |
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| What are the three categories of daimyo? |
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1. Shimpan- collateral houses
2. Fudai- hereditary vassals
3. Tozama- outside lords |
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| One of the three categories of daimyo; the hereditary vassals |
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| What are the two subtypes of Fudai? |
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1. Roju (The three houses)
2. Wakadoshiyori (Junior council) |
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| One of the three categories of daimyo; Outside lords |
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| Other families related to shogun |
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| What are the 5 techniques of shogunal control over the daimyo? |
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2. Sankin-kotai (alternate attendance)
3. Extra-ordinary levies
4. Shifting domains
5. Law of the military houses |
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| What pivotal battle took place in 1600? |
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| When was the battle of Sakigahara? |
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| When was Tokugawa Ieyasu appointed? |
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| Who was appointed in 1603? |
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| What social group was put in charge of preserving Japanese culture? |
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| Kamon daimyo are whose relatives? |
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| Where does the Sankyo family live? |
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| Which of the three subtypes of shimpan daimyo live in Edo and while they do have castles, they don't have lands. |
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| Which of the three subtypes of shimpan daimyo have very large domains? |
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| Which of the three subtypes of shimpan daimyo have scattered lands? |
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| Whose relatives are the shimpan lords/daimyo? |
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| What kind of daimyo are the Mori family? |
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| Where are the shogun's headquarters? |
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| On whose dime is the government run? |
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| The imperial family's/the monarch's |
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| Who is the shogun's enemy? |
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| Who are the "losers" of the Edo period? |
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| Who are the actual decision makers for the shogun? |
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| The senior council, aka the Roju |
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| What kind of Fudai daimyo are the most loyal to the shogun? |
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| Who were the losers at the Sekigahara battle? |
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| Who are only semi-allies, but are really only a little bit trusted? |
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| What deal does Tokugawa make with the Mori family? |
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| Cut their land in half, and then he'd leave them alone |
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| When are the Japanese forbidden to leave Japan? |
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| Who are the daimyo under the control of? |
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| What is the census taken during the Edo period in order to keep tabs on the country and find out who is Christian? |
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| Why is a cadastral survey taken? |
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| To keep tabs on the country and to find out who is Christian |
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| Why does Buddhism have to expand during the Edo period? |
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| Because of the bureaucratic endeavor of the cadastral survey |
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| Who did not want military innovations? |
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| Where is the Nijo castle? |
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| What castle is decorated with elaborate screens and is the place where the shogun announces the return to the emperor? |
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| Nijo castle is decorated with elaborate screens and is the place where the shogun announces the return to the emperor. Where is it? |
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| What period was the end of the shogunate? |
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| During what period did Matthew Perry visit? |
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| What period lasted from 1853-1867? |
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| What were the 5 reasons Americans were interested in Japan? |
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1. Gold Rush
2. Trans-continental railroad
3. Purchase of Alaska
4. Whaling in the Pacific
5. Trade with China |
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| What was probably the most important reason America was interested in Japan? |
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| Whaling in the North Pacific |
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| Who was the father of the US Navy? |
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| When was Matthew Perry's first visit to Japan? |
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| Whose first visit to Japan was in 1853? |
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| Where did Matthew Perry arrive in Japan? |
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| What about Matthew Perry's arrival impressed the Japanese? |
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| Who was the head of the Roju during the Bakamatsu period? |
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| Who lived from 1819- 1857? |
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| What was Abe Masahiro's lifetime? |
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| Who was a key Fudai daimyo during the Bakamatsu period? |
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| What kind of key daimyo was Abe Masahiro during the Bakamatsu period? |
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| What fudai daimyo had a reputation as a great conciliator during the Bakamatsu period? |
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| What kind of shimpan daimyo was Tokugawa Nariaki? |
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| What does the slogan sonno mean? |
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| Who was the xenophobic leader of the Bakamatsu period? |
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| What school of historical study comes up with the idea that the emperor should rule rather than the shogun? |
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| Who was the Lord of Mito? |
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| Who promotes the slogan "Sonno?" |
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| What was "The Restoration?" |
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| The idea that the emperor should rule rather than the shogun |
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| What does the slogan "Joi" mean? |
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Sonno!
Joi!
What sentiments do these slogans convey? |
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| Anti-foreigner sentiments |
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"Kaikoku"
What does this mean? |
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| What was the impact of Matthew Perry's visit? |
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| What person wanted to open the country? |
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| What is the full word for shogun? |
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| What does the full word for shogun translate to? |
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| Perry is under the misconception that who is the only top guy in the country? |
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| What important person in Japan does Perry not know about? |
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| Why is the wrestling match between the visiting americans and the native Japanese unfair for the Americans? |
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| The Japanese brought out sumo wrestlers |
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| When was Perry's second visit? |
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| Where is the conference Perry goes into to make a treaty? |
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| What is the treaty that results in the conference Perry attends? |
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| When was Perry's Treaty of Kaniwaga? |
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| What two places does Japan provide for refueling? |
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| What does Shimoda at least SEEM close to? |
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| Who was heavily involved in the establishment of US-Japanese trade relations? |
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| What do steam boats run on? |
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| What emperor reigned from 1831-1867? |
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| What emperor is advised constantly to keep the foreigners out of the country? |
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| Who lived from 1804-1878? |
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| What was Townsend Harris's lifetime? |
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| When was the US-Japan commercial treaty signed? |
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| The US-Japan commercial treaty |
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| Who went to Kyoto to get the emperor's blessing to sign the trade treaty? |
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| What is Hotta Masayoshi famous for doing? |
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| Going to Kyoto to get the emperor's blessing to sign the trade treaty |
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| Who did the emperor refuse to support in his decision to sign the trade treaty, saying he wanted the foreigners forced out of Japan? |
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| Who gets to the emperor before Hotta MAsayoshi and convinces him that the foreigners should be kept out? |
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| What does Townsend Harris threaten Hotta Masayoshi with in order to force the trade treaty? |
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| What two cities did Japan agree to open to foreign RESIDENTS? |
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| What was an important part of the "extraterritorial rights" granted to the American residents of Japan? |
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| They were not subject to Japanese laws. |
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| Who is the cutest puppy in the whole wide world? |
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| Ii Naosuke was a tairo. What does this mean? |
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| The Japanese are smart enough to recognize their immense disadvantage in terms of what? |
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| What kind of gun did the Japanese still use while the Americans have advanced to cap and ball? |
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| Who was the head of the senior council in the 1800s? |
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| How did Hotta Masayoshi feel about the trade treaty? |
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| He was trying to get it approved |
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| Who threatens Hotta Masayoshi with invasion? |
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| What was the aim of giving Americans extraterritorial rights and having freedom of religion in Japan? |
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| To make it possible for protestant missionaries to enter Japan |
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| Who was the temporary chosen dictator? |
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| What temporary dictator was very outspoken about the necessity of opening the country to foreigners? |
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| What was the time during which the outspoken opposers to foreigners coming into the country persecuted? |
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| What was the Ansei Purge? |
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| When the outspoken opposers to letting foreigners in persecuted |
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| What happened to Yoshida Shoin? |
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| They were executed during the Ansei purge |
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| What father and son were placed under house arrest because of the Ansei purge? |
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| Tokugawa Nariaki and Tokugawa Yoshinobu |
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| The small child who became the choice 'weak' shogun |
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| Who was the small child who became the 'weak' shogun after the real candidate- Tokugawa Yoshinobu- was placed under house arrest? |
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| Who was the great teacher most of whose students became very important later on? |
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| Who did Yoshida Shoin teach? |
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| Who was the great teacher? |
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| What did Yoshida Shoin teach his students? |
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| That Japan should be a world power |
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| Who taught his students that Japan should be a world power? |
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| When was Ii Naosuke assassinated? |
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| Ii Naosuke was shot and beheaded by men from where? |
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| Why did men from Mito shoot and behead Ii Naosuke? |
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| They were angry about what had been done to Tokugawa Nariaki and his son. |
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| What was in September of 1862? |
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| What daimyo was riding back to Edo and became involved in the Richardson affair? |
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| What happened July 16, 1863? |
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| The Battle of Shimonoseki Straits |
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| When was the Battle of Shimonoseki Straits? |
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| What happened during the Richardson affair? |
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| Komei decreed that they needed to 'expel the barbarians' March 1863. The Choshu response was to do what? |
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| Close the Shimonoseki straits |
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| Choshu response to Komei's decree to expel the barbarians was to fire on what three vessels? |
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US Pembroke
French Vessel
Dutch Vessel |
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| Which vessel was fired on on June 25th? |
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| Which vessel was fired on on June 26th? |
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| Which vessel was fired on on July 11th? |
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| What does Shinsengumi mean? |
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| Who were the Shinsengumi? |
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| What does Kobu-gattai mean? |
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| What people are at the bottom part of the island separated by the strait? |
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| Why did the British attack Kagoshima August 1, 1863? |
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| Because the Japanese refused to pay the indemnity for the Richardson affair. |
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| What rebellion was suppressed May 2, 1864- January 1, 1865? |
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| What does "kobu-gattai" (union of court and camp) mean? |
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| The union of the imperial family and the Bakufu |
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| What is the government called? |
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| What is the term for lordless men? |
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| what group do the ronin (lordless men) make up? |
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| The Shinsengumi-Sort of the swat team. Anti terrorist terrorist group. |
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| What happened July 8, 1864? |
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| Ikedaya Incident- sonno-joi are caught at a tea house by the Shinsingumi |
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| When was the second Choshu expedition? |
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| Who insisted that the conflict in Choshu had to end because they wouldn't win? |
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| What happens after Yoshinobu insists that the conflict in Choshu must end because they wouldn't win? |
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| Shogunate claims they have to withdraw from the conflict in Choshu why? |
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| To mourn their dead shogun |
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| Where is Sakomoto Ryoma from? |
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| What areas does Tosa become the mediator between? |
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| What is the mediator between Choshu and Satsuma? |
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| The second Choshu expedition |
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| Which emperor refuses to restore the imperial power? |
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| Who does the refusal of Emperor Komei to restore the imperial power frustrate? |
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| What emperor fell ill with smallpox and died mysteriously because the disease happens to mirror the effects of arsenic poisoning? |
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| Who prevails in the fight for restoring imperial power? |
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| The pro-side, that is, the Sonno-joi supporters |
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| What killed Emperor Komei? |
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