Culture
What was kabuki and who participated in it?
What is a form of theatre with an all male cast
Define arable land.
What is any land used for, or suitable for farming.
What was the mix of Buddhism and Confucianism?
What is Shinto.
What was used as currency?
What is rice.
Who was at the top of their feudal pyramid?
What is the emperor.
Which two central beliefs were important in society?
What is honor and duty.
What is the modern-day city of Edo called?
What is Toyko.
What are Kami?
What are spirits in natural objects, such as rocks or rivers.
Japan was a ________ country.
What is self-sufficient.
What was the purpose of holding tight control over the daimyo?
What was the main purpose of a tea ceremony?
What is to bring enjoyment and peace of mind to participants.
What is an Archipelago?
What group attempted to spread Christianity to Japan?
What is the Portuguese.
What was the purpose of alternate attendance? Who did it affect?
What is to make sure the daimyo don't become too wealthy.
What were some ways the shogun used to keep control over the daimyo?
What is alternate attendance, bakuhan, strict laws.
Japan borrowed glyphs (letter characters), religion, etc from ____ .
What was the cause of the many earthquakes, volcanos, and hot springs in Japan?
What is its location on the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, where three major tectonic plates meet.
What were small buddhist altars called?
What are Butsudan.
What were some drawbacks to the period of booming economy?
What is little foreign trade, overtaxing of peasants, continued use of rice caused undiverse economy.
Which jobs were viewed as outcasted?
What are jobs dealing with death, leather workers, butchers.
When were people allowed to attend the arts and cultures?
What is once they complete their duties.
Name three of the four main islands.
What is Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
What were 2 of the 4 truths of Buddhism?
What was the difference between how merchants in Renaissance vs Edo were treated?
What is merchants in the Renaissance were respected for their wealth and Edo merchants were shamed for not making their own creations.
What were the gonin gumi?