Edo period

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the capital of Edo period?Edo (present-day Tokyo)
2. What is the reign of tokugawa shogunate?1603–1868
3. What is the key policy of isolation?Sakoku (implemented from 1639)
4. What years did the Edo period last?The Edo period began in 1603 and ended in 1868, lasting about 265 years of peace.
5. Why did the samurai become administrators instead of warriors?Because the shogunate kept the country peaceful, samurai were needed to write rules and run offices instead of fighting.

Tokugawa Ieyasu: Founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, unifying Japan and initiating the Edo period.
Sankin-kotai: The 'alternate attendance' system requiring daimyo to reside in Edo periodically.
Bushido: The ethical code of the samurai, emphasizing loyalty, honor, and self-discipline.
Dejima: An artificial island in Nagasaki harbor, the sole site for Dutch trade during sakoku.