Vocabulary
what is a shogun?
a title meaning great general given to the strongest military leader in the feudal Japan
Shinto religion has the love for.....
nature
Who are the 3 people at the bottom of the feudal system?
peasants, artisans, and merchants
What type of farmland did peasants work in?
rice fields
Who was the Mongol ruler?
Kublai Khan
What is a figurehead?
a person who leads or rules in name only but actually has no power.
Where did Buddhism originate from?
India
who is a figurehead and why?
the emperor, because he has title but no real power
What is Kabuki?
a popular traditional Japanese dramas with singing and dancing.
Why couldn't the Mongols attack Japan easily?
two storms occurred. "Gods wanting to protect Japan"
What is a musket?
a type of muzzle- loading gun that was used before the invention of the rifle
What does Zen Buddhism focus on?
Discipline and meditation
What kind of power does the Shogun have?
What is a Haiku? and what is the theme?
theme nature
What changed Japanese warfare forever?
musket
What is Bushido?
"the way of the warrior" a code of values by which the samurai lived
How must one reach full enlightenment?
What does it mean to be a samurai?
to serve and protect their lords or die trying.
What is a Noh?
a little action, two actors wearing carved mask
What did Tokugawa do to foreign missionaries from Japan?
He banned foreign missionaries from Japan because it challenged traditional Japanese ideas and beliefs.
what is dharma wheel?
a symbol of Buddhism. The eight spoke of the wheel symbolize the eightfold path.
right understanding
right thought
right speech
right action
right work
right effort
right mindfulness
right meditation
List the whole feudal society from top to bottom
emperor
shogun
daimyo
samurai
peasants, artisans, merchants
Who is Basho?
the master of haiku
How did foreign trade bring about the end of the shogun era?
Too many countries wanted to trade with Japan causing problems to the people. This led to everyone blaming the shogun for allowing countries in.