November 97
Beginner's test on Japanese history
1) What is the name of the aristocratic family that ruled Japan from about the 9th to the 11th century?
2) In which city established Minamoto Yoritomo his government?
3) Who tried to invade Japan in the 13th century?
4) Where did Toyotomi Hideyoshi build his castle?
5) Who was the second Tokugawa shogun?
6) Which was the hierarchically highest social class during the Edo period?
7) Who wrote the constitution of 1889?
8) Which country was annexed by Japan in 1910?
9) When did Japan accept the Potsdam Proclamation after the second world war?
10) In which year was Okinawa returned to Japan?