Emperor of Japan

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/emperor-of-japan

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.

Shinto: An indigenous Japanese religion that emphasizes the worship of kami, or spirits, and is deeply intertwined with the history and rituals of the Imperial family.
Shogun: A hereditary military dictator in Japan who held de facto political and military power from 1192 to 1867, while the Emperor remained a symbolic figurehead.
Diet: Japan's bicameral national legislature, which holds the sovereign power of the state and is responsible for the appointment of the Prime Minister.
Meiji Restoration: A political event in 1868 that ended the shogunate and restored the Emperor to a position of nominal political power, leading to the modernization of Japan.