A New Capital and the Fujiwara Family
Two things that the Fujiwara family did to control Japan
What is, they married their daughters into the royal family, made sure that sons of Fujiwara royal wives were chosen to be emperors, acted as advisers to the emperor, and coaxed older emperors to retire so that a child could take the throne.
Three things the Heian society prized
What is beauty, elegance, and fashion
Art that influenced aritstis in the Heian period
What is Chinese art
The Heian was the Japanese age of this.
What is peace?
The group that controlled political and cultural views of Japan during the Heian period
What is aristocrats
An important beauty feature for women
What is long hair
A famous example of Japanese painting
What are scroll paintings
The Japanese rural areas had this distinctive theme.
What is poverty?
An example of correct manners during the Heian period
What is a Heian lady sitting behind a portable screen that hid her from view while she talked and took part in life around the house.
Something both men and women wore
What is perfume
The new style of Japanese painting was used for?
What is painting nonreligious scenes
The practice of giving large estates to top nobles had this effect on the emperor's power.
What is eroded his power?
The event that began the beginning of the Heian period
What is Emperor Kammu moving to a village which he called "Heian-kyo."
Four things that showed the love of beauty
What is Heian architecture, calligraphy, poetry, and artwork
The greatest masterpiece of Heian sculpture
What is the Amida Buddha
The Japanese rulers lost power because of these people roaming the country.
What are bandits?
In 784, Emperor Kammu decided to move his capital away from Nara for this reason.
What is because the Buddhist priests of Nara gained a great deal of influence over the Japanese court, and the Emperor thought the priests power was damaging to the government?
Two things that the dye that blackened teeth was soaked in
What is tea or vinegar
A scroll painting shows this.
What is A series of scenes from right to left so that viewers see events chronologically as they unravel the scroll?
In 1185, this military leader took power.
Who is Minamoto Yorimoto?