Vocabulary 1
Golden Age of Japan
Heian
Religious structure for Shintoism
Shrine
Wrote "The Tale of Genji"
Murasaki Shikibu
When did the Meiji Restoration begin?
1868
At the end of the Heian period, the emperor officially abdicated and went into hiding. What was this called?
cloistering (cloistered emperor)
Highest military official
Shogun
A family symbol or crest
Mon
Famous female samurai who fought in the Gempei War, written about in the Tale of the Heike.
Tomoe Gozen
These people invaded Japan twice: Once in 1274, and again in 1281.
Mongols
Having two centers of government is called what?
dual polity
Japanese word for "Emperor" or "King"
tenno
A higher-level military official who controlled Samurai
daimyo
First Shogunate of Japan
Minomoto no Yoritomo
This War occurred from 1180-1185 and ended in the defeat of the Taira.
Gempei War
During the Heian Period, large pieces of land were used for farming. The owner of the land could collect tax revenue from the farms. Eventually, the Fujiwara clan owned more and more land. What was this system called?
Shoen System
A system in which the King controls land, which is worked by peasants under the control of a lord or lady.
feudalism
Art scrolls with historical or cultural scenes
emaki
Shogun who moved the capital to Edo after the Sengoku Period ended.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
What do we call the period in Prehistory when large, key-shaped mounds were built?
Kofun Period
During part of the Tokugawa Shogunate, only one port in Japan was open to foreign trade. What was this port?
Nagasaki
A writing system based on Chinese
kanji
A spirit or supernatural being, according to Shinto
Kami
Ruler who brought government reforms and popularized Buddhism in Japan
Prince Shotoku
In what year did Tokugawa Ieyasu establish his Shogunate?
1603 (or 1600)
What were the two ways in which Tokugwa Ieyasu ensured peace and received loyalty from the warlords?
1.) kept family as hostages in Edo
2.) Distributed land to his vassals