Arts in Japan
A major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed
What is the art, Noh?
Since Japan was surrounded by bodies of water, contact with the outer world was difficult so the Japanese were mostly Isolated.
What was the main reason Japan was Isolated
A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine spirits
What was a Shinto?
a power japan landowner or noble
Who was a Daimyo?
1868-1912
When was the Meiji period?
("arranging flowers" or "making flowers alive") is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
What is Ikelena?
Land suitable for farming/agriculture
What is Arable Land?
a group of people similar in nature and character
What is a Homogeneous society?
Professional, paid members of the Japanese military
Who were Samurai?
Choshu/Satsuma successfully overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate in the Boshin War
How did the Meiji period rise?
creates a miniature stylized landscape through carefully composed arrangements of rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees and bushes, and uses gravel or sand.
What is a Zen garden?
A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
What is a Tsunami?
Since the sun rises in the East they thought they were the most important country since they were in the East.
Why do the Japanese describe their country as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?
a strong council of advisors, officials, and administrators
What was the Shogunate?
pursue western learning to strengthen Japan and fix the unequal treaties. sent students abroad
What was the aim of the Meiji government?
The art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture.
What is Origami?
when a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers
what does Isolated mean?
symbolize new beginnings, beauty, and the shortness of beauty and life.
Why were Cherry Blossoms important to the Japanese people?
Japanese military leader in Edo japan
Who was the Shogun?
1873- ministry of education is established, and the school system is nationalized based on the European model.
Students are sent abroad and teachers are brought in.
In 1890- the Imperial Rescript on Education is issued.
What happened to Education?
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
What is a Haiku poem?
Rice was so available that it had become a type of Currency in Edo Japan.
What food was most valuable?
A form of Japanese theatre developed in the seventeenth century that features colourful scenery and costumes and an exaggerated style of acting. Due to its flash and excitement, it drew in tons of enthusiasts and turned performers into full-fledged celebrities.
What is the art of Kabuki Theatre?
It was determined by birth. People could not move up or down.
How were the positions determined in the Hierarchy?
Japan had partnership with Britain
Japan is allied with what country during this time?