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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	97%
Religion "officially" introduced to Japan in 552	Buddhism	91%
Religion that was banned early in the above period	Christianity	85%
Grain that became a staple of the Japanese diet during the above period	Rice	85%
Group of ruling warriors that were the highest of the "four classes" of society in the above period	Samurai	85%
For much of the above period, this was the only European country allowed to trade with Japan	Netherlands	82%
The third "unifier" of Japan, appointed shogun in 1603	Tokugawa Ieyasu	82%
This was the only city where ships of that country were allowed to enter Japan	Nagasaki	79%
The first "unifier" of Japan, died in 1582	Oda Nobunaga	79%
Sailors from this country are the first Europeans to visit Japan, first arriving in the 16th century	Portugal	79%
First used extensively at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, this invention brought from Europe changed the face of war in Japan	Firearms	76%
Sect of Buddhism introduced to Japan in 1227	Zen	76%
Period from 794-1185. Also the former name of Kyoto.	Heian	70%
Period from 14,000-300 BCE, named for its "rope-patterned" pottery	Jōmon	67%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its dramatic poses and for male actors playing female roles	Kabuki	67%
Japanese for "divine wind," this term refers to two fortuitous typhoons that helped to drive away the Mongol invasions in 1274 and 1281	Kamikaze	67%
U.S. commodore who forced Japan to open up to the west	Matthew Perry	67%
Period from 710-794. Also the name of Japan's first permanent capital	Nara	64%
The second "unifier" of Japan, died in 1598	Toyotomi Hideyoshi	64%
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	64%
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	61%
Period from 1185-1333, named for the new shogunal capital	Kamakura	58%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its slow pacing and dream-heavy plots	Noh	58%
Battle in 1600 at which the third unifier claimed decisive victory over his enemies	Battle of Sekigahara	55%
Written in the early 11th century, this work is sometimes considered the world's first novel	The Tale of Genji	55%
Most dominant clan in the politics of the above period, frequently acting as regents to emperors	Fujiwara	55%
"Eastern" clan in this war (they won!)	Minamoto	52%
"Western" clan in this war (they . . . didn't so much win)	Taira	52%
Period from 300 BCE-300 CE, named for a neighborhood in Tokyo where artifacts of the period were first discovered	Yayoi	52%
Period from 300-538 CE, named for its distinctive tombs	Kofun	45%
The first shogun	Minamoto no Yoritomo	45%
Nickname of the fleet of modern warships he took to the capital	"The Black Ships"	45%
Shape of the tombs that gave the above period its name	Keyhole	42%
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	42%
Period from 1573-1603, named for two significant castles	Azuchi-Momoyama	36%
War that brought an end to the above period	Genpei War	36%
Queen of the Kingdom of Yamatai mentioned in the Chinese Book of Wei	Himiko or Pimiko	36%
Theatrical style that rose to prominence in the above period, known for its near-life-size puppets	Bunraku	30%
The first shogun of the above period	Ashikaga Takauji	21%
Famous early 8th century history of Japan and the imperial family (NOTE: there are two. Name either one.)	Kojiki or Nihon shoki	21%
Temple in the capital where a giant Buddha statue was completed in 752. Also formerly the world's largest wooden building.	Tōdai-ji	18%
Published in the early 10th century, this was the first of 21 imperial poetry anthologies	Kokinshū	12%

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