Vocab
Define aristocracy.
Upper class family of nobles who focused on creating new Japanese culture.
What is the name of the chain of 4 major islands located off the coast of China and Korea?
Japan
What was the main goal of the Japanese during the Heian period?
To recreate Japanese culture (not like the Chinese).
What is a daimyo?
Noblemen who were given some land by the emperor/shogun and then gave some to samurai/peasants in exchange for services like protection and food.
Of or originating from a specific location or area.
What type of landform is Korea?
Peninsula
Where was the capital city located?
Nara
Compare the life of an aristocrat in the Heian court with the life of a farmer in rural Japan. How might their experiences of the period have been different?
Aristocrats had lots of money, status, and free time and did not have to work a whole lot. Farmers worked constantly, had little money, and had no status whatsoever. Both, however, were under control of the emperor/shogun.
About how much of the population do peasants make up? (All, Most, Half, Some) What chart did we look at that represents this?
Most of the population, show at the bottom of the social hierarchy pyramid
Define sacred.
What is the body of water located between China, Korea, and Japan?
Sea of Japan
The Japanese created their own written language based on the Chinese writing system by associating words from the Japanese language with these.
Chinese characters (letters)
Describe the role of the aristocracy in the development of Japanese culture.
They had the time and the money to create new fashion trends, art, and literature in an effort to re-establish Japanese culture.
What is the code the Samurai follow? What does it require?
Bushido: loyalty, honesty, integrity, bravery, etc
Describe how the word "complementary" may describe religion in Japan.
Shinto and Buddhism were "complementary" because each met different needs for the Japanese people based on daily life and the afterlife.
What is the name of a chain of islands that run from north to south called?
Archipelago
Who created a constitution based on ideas from Confucianism?
Prince Shotoku
What was the name of the capital?
Heian-kyo (Kyoto)
Who is the figurehead/symbol alongside the Shogun in the Japanese government?
Emperor
Explain how the word "landscape" fits into what you learned about Japan so far.
Landscapes were the subject matter of a lot of Japanese art. It ties back to the Shinto religion with the nature kami as well as the want for simplicity and calmness.
Name the 4 major countries we have discussed in East Asia so far.
China, Korea, Japan, and Mongolia
Why did the Nara period end?
The emperor felt threatened by Buddhism, so he moved the capital to get away from it which ended the Nara period.
What was the Heian period known for in Japanese history?
What is the specific terms for the relationships between the Daimyo and Samurai?