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Early Japan
Religion
Feudalism
Daily Life & Arts
Change in Japan
100
The definition for archipelago
What is "a group of many large and small islands"
100
The country from where Buddhism originated
What is India
100
How a man became a samurai
What is inheritance
100
The names of the two types of the theater from feudal Japan.
What are Noh and Kabuki
100
Commodore Matthew Perry is known for making the Japanese do this.
What is sign a trade treaty
200
The definition of isolation
What is "the state of living apart from other people"
200
True or False. The Shinto religion celebrates natural disasters.
What is false.
200
The type of person that a samurai served
What is daimyo
200
Describe haiku.
It is a type of poetry that has 17 syllables and 3 lines. It focuses on nature.
200
The weapon the Portuguese brought to Japan
What is musket
300
The name the Japanese have given their land and what it means.
What is Nippon and it means "the origin of the sun".
300
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
(1) All life, from birth to death, is filled with suffering (2) This suffering is caused by a craving for worldly things (3)Suffering will stop when one learns to overcome desire (4) We can learn to overcome desire by following the eightfold path
300
Define Bushido
What is a code of morals for the samurai
300
The famous Japanese poet known for his haiku poems
What is Basho
300
The reason the Mongols did not invade Japan.
What is storms stopped the Mongols.
400
Two things that Japan borrowed from Korea or China
What are (1)written language (2) Buddhism from Korea (3) structure of the capital city (4) tea ceremonies (5) silk
400
The reason the emperor was able to hold absolute power.
What is the belief that he was a descendant of the sun goddess
400
Describe the role of the shogun.
What is a military leader and decision maker. The shogun also ran the politics.
400
Three things that describe Noh theater
(1) little action (2) originally performed at Shinto shrines (3) single screen painted with a pine tree (4) chorus of men chant about virtues (5) two actors wore carved masks (6) performed on wooden stage
400
The people who overthrew the shogun
What are peasants, samurai, and townspeople
500
Describe the first clan that ruled Japan.
The Yamato clan said they were descendants of the goddess Amaterasu. They lived in central Japan and were the strongest of the clans around 400 AD.
500
The Buddhist way to achieve peace and the definition for the "eightfold path"
What is (1) to overcome feelings of desire and (2) the process a Buddhist follows to find peace and enlightenment
500
Describe the system of feudalism in Japan. Include all of the ranks and descriptions.
What is (1) the emperor was the figurehead (2) the shogun was the military leader (3) the daimyo were landowning nobles (4) the samurai were warriors loyal to the daimyo (5) the artisans, merchants, and peasants were at the bottom
500
Three things to describe Kabuki theater.
(1) outdoor theater (2)singing and dancing (3) topics of love, war, and heroism (4) audience participation (5) up to 18 hours long (6) lowest class enjoyed it (7) heavy makeup
500
The reason the Tokugawa shoguns reacted to Western ideas by using a policy of exclusion and how the policy affected the development of Japan as a country
The shoguns feared a loss of power and identity. It resulted in isolation from western culture. Westerners later forced Japan to trade with them.