Ch 19: Japan During Medieval Times
These three countries mainly influenced early Japanese culture.
What are China, India, and Korea?
This military ruler controlled Japan.
What is a shogun?
This word means “rebirth"
What is Renaissance?
This wealthy family supported the arts in Florence.
Who were the Medici family?
I am the samurai code that emphasized honor, loyalty, and bravery.
What is bushido?
This Japanese ruler encouraged cultural diffusion from China.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
This code guided samurai behavior and stressed honesty, bravery, and loyalty.
What is bushido?
The Renaissance first began in this Italian city.
What is Florence?
These large private homes built around central courtyards showed the wealth of Renaissance families.
What are palazzi?
This civilization had the GREATEST cultural influence on early Japan
What is China?
This document created by Prince Shotoku promoted harmony and stronger government.
What is the 17 Article Constitution?
These local lords controlled land and employed samurai.
What are daimyos?
These independent cities controlled their own laws, taxes, and trade.
What are city-states?
This Renaissance artist was known as a scientist, inventor, and painter.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
I am the state of perfect peace reached after enlightenment in Buddhism.
What is nirvana?
This religion in Japan focused on nature and spirits.
What is Shinto?
This form of Buddhism emphasized meditation and self-control.
What is Zen Buddhism?
This movement focused on individual dignity and human achievement.
What is humanism?
This architect designed the famous dome of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Who is Brunelleschi?
I am the samurai training that focused on overcoming fear and developing self-control.
What is mental training?
Explain one way Buddhism and Shinto blended together in Japanese culture.
Japanese people practiced both religions together, using Shinto for nature and ceremonies and Buddhism for enlightenment and funerals.
How was Japan’s warrior society similar to medieval Europe?
Both used feudal systems with warriors serving lords in exchange for land and protection.
How did trade help Italian city-states become powerful during the Renaissance?
Trade brought wealth, ideas, goods, and cultural exchange that helped cities grow and fund art and learning.
Explain how humanism influenced Renaissance art.
Artists focused more on realistic people, emotions, classical ideas, and human achievements.
I supported the heliocentric theory and used a telescope to study the moon and planets, but the Catholic Church forced me to recant my ideas.
Who is Galileo Galilei?