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KEY DATES IN WORLD HISTORY
Japanese History Quiz Accordion
Question: In which century was Buddhism introduced in Japan?
Question: In what decade was The Pillow Book written?
Question: When did Murasaki Shikibu write The Tale of Genji?
Question: What is the name of the period which saw the emergence of the samurai and the warrior caste, and how long did it last?
Question: When did the first Mongol invasion of Japan take place?
Question: How long did the Sengoku period last?
Question: In which year and on what island did the Portuguese land in Japan?
Question: When did US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry and his black ships arrive in Japan?
Question: On what date was the decisive Battle of Sekigahara?
Question: How long did the Russo-Japanese War last?
Question: In what year were all adult males given voting rights in Japan?
Question: When did a schizophrenic monk burn down the Golden Temple in Kyoto?
Japanese History Quiz
| Number | Question | Answer | Mnemonics/ Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In which century was Buddhism introduced in Japan? | Buddhism was introduced in Japan in the 8th century CE, during the Nara period. | |
| 2 | In what decade was The Pillow Book written? | The Pillow Book was written in the ninth. | |
| 3 | When did Murasaki Shikibu write The Tale of Genji? | Murasaki Shikibu was said to have written it in the early years of the 11th century. | |
| 4 | What is the name of the period which saw the emergence of the samurai and the warrior caste, and how long did it last? | The Kamakura period, and it lasted from 1185 to 1333. | |
| 5 | When did the first Mongol invasion of Japan take place? | The first Mongol invasion of Japan, led by Kublai Khan, took place in 1274. | |
| 6 | How long did the Sengoku period last? | The Sengoku period began around 1467 and lasted until 1600. | |
| 7 | In which year and on what island did the Portuguese land in Japan? | The Portuguese landed in Kyushu in 1543. | |
| 8 | When did US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry and his black ships arrive in Japan? | Matthew Perry and his black ships arrived in Uraga on July 8th, 1853. | |
| 9 | On what date was the decisive Battle of Sekigahara? | The Battle of Sekigahara was on October 21st, 1600. | |
| 10 | How long did the Russo-Japanese War last? | The Russo-Japanese War lasted eighteen months, from February 1904 till September 1905. | |
| 11 | In what year were all adult males given voting rights in Japan? | Universal male suffrage was introduced in Japan in 1925. | |
| 12 | When did a schizophrenic monk burn down the Golden Temple in Kyoto? | The Temple of the Golden Pavilion was burnt down on July 2nd, 1950. |
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