Japanese Premodern History - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Period from 1603-1868, named for the new shogunal capital and former name of Tokyo (or, alternatively, for the new shogunal clan)	Edo or Tokugawa	98%
Group of ruling warriors that were the highest of the "four classes" of society in the above period	Samurai	89%
Religion "officially" introduced to Japan in 552	Buddhism	87%
Religion that was banned early in the above period	Christianity	87%
For much of the above period, this was the only European country allowed to trade with Japan	Netherlands	85%
Sailors from this country are the first Europeans to visit Japan, first arriving in the 16th century	Portugal	85%
Grain that became a staple of the Japanese diet during the above period	Rice	85%
The third "unifier" of Japan, appointed shogun in 1603	Tokugawa Ieyasu	85%
Sect of Buddhism introduced to Japan in 1227	Zen	77%
The first "unifier" of Japan, died in 1582	Oda Nobunaga	75%
First used extensively at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, this invention brought from Europe changed the face of war in Japan	Firearms	74%
Period from 794-1185. Also the former name of Kyoto.	Heian	74%
Period from 14,000-300 BCE, named for its "rope-patterned" pottery	Jōmon	72%
U.S. commodore who forced Japan to open up to the west	Matthew Perry	72%
This was the only city where ships of that country were allowed to enter Japan	Nagasaki	72%
Japanese for "divine wind," this term refers to two fortuitous typhoons that helped to drive away the Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281	Kamikaze	70%
The second "unifier" of Japan, died in 1598	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	68%
Term for the latter half of the above period, when the shogunate had lost control over the provinces and regional warlords battled for supremacy	Warring States Period	68%
Period from 710-794. Also the name of Japan's first permanent capital	Nara	66%
Period from 1185-1333, named for the new shogunal capital	Kamakura	64%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its dramatic poses and for male actors playing female roles	Kabuki	62%
"Eastern" clan in this war (they won!)	Minamoto	62%
Period from 1336-1573, named for an area in Kyoto where the new shogunate's capital was established (or, alternatively, for the new shogunal clan)	Muromachi or Ashikaga	62%
Written in the early 11th century, this work is sometimes considered the world's first novel	The Tale of Genji	58%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its slow pacing and dream-heavy plots	Noh	58%
Most dominant clan in the politics of the above period, frequently acting as regents to emperors	Fujiwara	57%
"Western" clan in this war (they . . . didn't so much win)	Taira	57%
Name of the clan that rose to power in this period and eventually became the imperial family. Also a poetic way to refer to Japan in general.	Yamato	55%
Period from 300 BCE-300 CE, named for a neighborhood in Tokyo where artifacts of the period were first discovered	Yayoi	55%
Battle in 1600 at which the third unifier claimed decisive victory over his enemies	Battle of Sekigahara	53%
Period from 300-538 CE, named for its distinctive tombs	Kofun	51%
War that brought an end to the above period	Genpei War	43%
The first shogun	Minamoto no Yoritomo	43%
Nickname of the fleet of modern warships he took to the capital	"The Black Ships"	43%
Period from 1573-1603, named for two significant castles	Azuchi-Momoyama	42%
Queen of the Kingdom of Yamatai mentioned in the Chinese Book of Wei	Himiko or Pimiko	42%
Shape of the tombs that gave the above period its name	Keyhole	40%
The first shogun of the above period	Ashikaga Takauji	25%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its near-life-size puppets	Bunraku	25%
Famous early 8th century history of Japan and the imperial family (NOTE: there are two. Name either one.)	Kojiki or Nihon shoki	25%
Temple in the capital where a giant Buddha statue was completed in 752. Also formerly the world's largest wooden building.	Tōdai-ji	23%
Published in the early 10th century, this was the first of 21 imperial poetry anthologies	Kokinshū	9%

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