Medieval Japan
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DJMACFALLS on February 12, 2012
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7th Medieval to Modern History
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Japan has mountainous slopes that are difficult to live on and farm. | Why did Japanese people live on coastal plains? |
| Japan's proximity to China, visits from Chinese citizens, and eagerness from Japan's rulers | What supported the spread of Chinese culture in Japan? |
| noble women | Who wrote many of the great works of early Japanese literature? |
| practicing self-discipline and sacrifice, working hard, and showing loyalty to companies and sports teams | What are ways that the samurai tradition survives in Japan? |
| scenes from nature or court life; bright and bold colors | What describes Heian paintings? |
| Pure Land Buddhism | A form of Buddhism popular with Japan's common people |
| Murasaki Shikibu | Author of The Tale of Genji |
| Zen Buddhism | A form of Buddhism that stresses self-discipline and meditation |
| Shogun | An emperor who ruled in the name of the emperor |
| Noh | A type of drama that tells of Japan's heroes |
| Regent | A person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone |
| Daimyo | Wealthy landowners who controlled large amounts of land |
| Court | A group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler |
| Shinto | The native, traditional religion of Japan |
| Samurai | Professional warrior who served his or her lord |
| Figurehead | What role did the emperor have during the shogun period? |
| It stressed self-discipline and meditation | Why did many samurai adopt Zen Buddhism? |
| Meditate | What did the raked rock garden help Zen Buddhists do? |
| two swords | What did Samurai warriors fight with? |
| a clan | What did the Yamato rulers govern before they called themselves emperors of Japan? |
| to fight the Mongols | Why did Japanese nobles put aside their differences and unite in 1274? |
| Oda Nobunaga | Who unified Japan in the 1500s? |
| The emperor was too busy with courtly life in Heian. | What was the main reason the emperor lost control of Japan to the Minamoto shogun? |
| Japan was isolated, and Japan's rulers limited technology and banned guns. | Why did the samurai period in Japan last until the 1800s? |
| Divided, with many daimyo controlling different territories. | Describe the social structure of Japan during the 1400s. |
| Buddhism | The efforts of Prince Shotoku led to the spread of this. |
| Bushido | The rules of daily behavior followed by a samurai. |
| Land or food | With what were samurai repaid for their military service? |
| Flower arranging, tea ceremonies, and Zen Buddhist meditation | Name some ways that samurai warriors improved their discipline. |
| Losing a fight, disobeying an order, or failing to protect his lord | What are some ways that a samurai could lose his honor? |
| It was an accurate depiction of the lives of nobles and it influenced painters of the period. | Why was The Tale of Genji so influential? |
| Father, mother, older brother, younger brother | According to Confucius, list the family sequence of two parents and two sons in order from most power to least. |
| Elaborate rituals were practiced by nobles but not by common people. | How was the Buddhism of the Japanese nobles different from the Buddhism of the common people? |
| He built a grand Buddhist temple. | What was one way Prince Shotoku helped spread Buddhism in Japan? |
| Ainu | What Japanese people spoke a unique language that was eventually lost? |
| People from different classes practiced their religion differently. | What is one reason why different forms of Buddhism developed in Japan? |
| shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant | List the following members of Samurai society in order of most power to least power: samurai, shogun, peasant, daimyo |
| Its island location | Why was Japan isolated from Korea and China in ancient times? |
| The Japanese were aided by the weather | What did the two Mongol attacks on Japan have in common? |
| land | What did samurai warriors receive in return for their military services? |
| sharing written language, philosophy, and a new religion | How did contact with China and Korea influence Japan? |
| It was more serious. | How did Noh differ from earlier forms of Japanese drama? |
| in regular meditation; in self-discipline; and that wisdom can be found in quiet thinking | What did Zen Buddhists believe? |
| seafood | Because of the geography of their country, what did the diet of Japanese people mainly consist of? |
| a female samurai | Who would protect the home of a samurai family while the men were at war? |
| attend the theater, trade, take part in commerce | What are some things that a samurai could NOT do? |
| defend his daimyo and his daimyo's property | What was the main duty of a samurai warrior? |
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