The flow of Japanese history from ancient times to the present day.
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30 basic cards for High School History. It opens with "Which period is considered to have had Japan's first unified government?" and "Which law, attributed to Prince Shotoku, set out the proper mindset for". Study it alongside the other High School sets below.
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- Which period is considered to have had Japan's first unified government?
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The Yamato government (Kofun period)- Which law, attributed to Prince Shotoku, set out the proper mindset for government officials?
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The Seventeen-Article Constitution- Which capital was established in 710?
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Heijo-kyo (Nara)- Which capital did the court move to in 794?
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Heian-kyo (Kyoto)- Which family represented the aristocracy that flourished in the Heian period?
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The Fujiwara clan- What is the title of the top warrior who led the samurai government?
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Shogun- Who founded the Kamakura shogunate?
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Minamoto no Yoritomo- Who founded the Muromachi shogunate?
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Ashikaga Takauji- Name the three warlords who unified Japan after the Sengoku (Warring States) period.
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Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu- In what year was the Tokugawa shogunate established?
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1603- What was the Edo-period policy of restricting contact with foreign countries called?
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Sakoku (national isolation)- In what year did Commodore Perry arrive, setting off the end of sakoku?
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1853- What is it called when the Tokugawa shogunate returned governing authority to the emperor?
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Taisei Hokan (the Restoration of Imperial Rule)- In what year did the Meiji Restoration begin?
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1868- What goal did Meiji-era Japan pursue?
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Building a nation that could stand alongside the Western powers (Fukoku Kyohei, "enrich the country, strengthen the military," and Shokusan Kogyo, "promote industry")
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