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1. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
no
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
animism

2. dragons' abilities
control the weather - linked to water
symbol used to write a morpheme
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

3. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
sympathy for the lieutenant
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

4. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
compiler of the Manyoshu
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

5. No drama
valiant warrior and romantic hero
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

6. Tale of the Heiki
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

7. Kami
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

8. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
divine decrees- laws
Soga Family
Fujiwara
Warring States period

9. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Fujiwara
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

10. Katagana is used to write...
Manyoshu
refined elegance
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

11. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
refined elegance
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

12. nori
divine decrees- laws
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
melancholy at the transience of things
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

13. makura kotoba
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
symbol used to write a morpheme
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

14. Tengu
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

15. Yoritomo
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
valiant warrior and romantic hero
general and first shogun of Japan
government and worshipping

16. miyabi
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
refined elegance
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

17. Taiho Code
control the weather - linked to water
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

18. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Pure Land and Zen
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Death - childbirth - blood

19. Ahikaga Takauji
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

20. 3 things that cause pollution
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Non persons
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Death - childbirth - blood

21. Sumie
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
King of Paekche
divine decrees- laws
sympathy for the lieutenant

22. hogan biiji
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
valiant warrior and romantic hero
sympathy for the lieutenant

23. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Jomon - Yayoi
King of Paekche
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

24. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

25. Shobogenzo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
control the weather - linked to water
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

26. Ugetsu setting
Warring States period
sympathy for the lieutenant
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
King of Paekche

27. Haniwa figures
the way of the bow and arrow
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Jomon - Yayoi
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

28. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
Fujiwara
Death - childbirth - blood
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts

29. Onin War
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
animism
general and first shogun of Japan

30. Aesthetics believed
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs

31. Otomo Yakamochi
compiler of the Manyoshu
Soga Family
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
Manyoshu

32. Logograph
symbol used to write a morpheme
Manyoshu
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

33. Innovations of the Yayoi period
King of Paekche
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
government and worshipping

34. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

35. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

36. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
3rd Shogun
Manyoshu

37. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Manyoshu
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

38. Creation myth

39. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

40. yamato-e
divine decrees- laws
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

41. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
8th shogun
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

42. okashi
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
amusing
King of Paekche

43. Yamanoue Okura
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

44. Shinto is a form of
animism
King of Paekche
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

45. Pure Land Buddhism

46. Yoshitsune
Non persons
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
symbol used to write a morpheme

47. innovations of Yamato Period
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Fujiwara
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Mizoguchi Kenji

48. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
1. Life is full of sorrow 2. the cause of this sorrow is desire 3. the only way to break this cycle is to free oneself from desire 4. the way to accomplish this is through the eightfold pasth
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
compiler of the Manyoshu
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

49. Shoen
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
sense of the mysterious and sublime
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

50. eta
Death - childbirth - blood
general and first shogun of Japan
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
inflections and function words