Name: ____________________________
1. Below is a table. You need to use the web site to fill in the
information.
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| 10,000 years ago | Present shape of Japan formed |
| . | Rice cultivation and settlements grow larger |
| . | First steps toward nationhood |
| 604 A.D. | . |
| . | Japan ruled by Samurai |
| . | Civil War |
| 1700 A.D. | New government in Edo (Tokyo) - Japan isolated itself from the rest of the world. |
| . | American Commodore Perky opens Japan to the world.. |
| 1868 A.D. | Emperor sets up a new system of government |
| . | Democratic movement begins, global economic crisis, military came to power |
| 1941 A.D. | Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. (not on web page.) |
| 1945 A.D. | Japan creates a new constitution. |
| . | Japan joins the United Nations. |
Explain what Ninja really were? ______________________________________
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2. Click on " When and where were atomic bombs dropped?" Answer the question
and explain what Japan decided to do about atomic bombs.
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3. How was rice growing first introduced into Japan?
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4. Write about the shoguns. Who were they? What did they do? What do you
think of them.
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