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1. No drama
Pure Land and Zen
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

2. Innovations of the Yayoi period
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
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
Jomon - Yayoi

3. Zen Buddhism
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
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
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

4. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
8th shogun
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
amusing

5. hagiography
symbol used to write a morpheme
pollution
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

6. Yoshitsune
Jomon - Yayoi
valiant warrior and romantic hero
pollution
belief in the spirit of words

7. Ugetsu setting
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Warring States period

8. okashi
Manyoshu
amusing
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
Fujiwara

9. minority peoples within Japan
no
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Fujiwara
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

10. Benkei
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

11. Taiho Code
government and worshipping
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

12. dragons' abilities
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
8th shogun
no
control the weather - linked to water

13. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Mizoguchi Kenji
amusing
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

14. Kinkakuji
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
amusing

15. Onin War
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
general and first shogun of Japan
3rd Shogun
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

16. Haniwa figures
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
inflections and function words
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

17. Kamakura Period
Pure Land and Zen
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

18. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
3rd Shogun
King of Paekche
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

19. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Death - childbirth - blood
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
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

20. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
no
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
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

21. mono no aware
Fujiwara
amusing
melancholy at the transience of things
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

22. Logograph
symbol used to write a morpheme
belief in the spirit of words
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

23. Tengu
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
King of Paekche
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

24. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

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25. manyogana
belief in the spirit of words
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

26. Ahikaga period
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
amusing

27. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Soga Family
Mizoguchi Kenji
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
melancholy at the transience of things

28. eta
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
the way of the bow and arrow
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

29. matsuri
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
King of Paekche
the way of the bow and arrow
government and worshipping

30. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

31. Sumie
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Warring States period
Non persons
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

32. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

33. yamato-e
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
3rd Shogun
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
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

34. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
the way of the bow and arrow
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

35. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Manyoshu
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

36. Yoritomo
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
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
3rd Shogun
general and first shogun of Japan

37. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
divine decrees- laws
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

38. Tale of the Heiki
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

39. Shobogenzo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
compiler of the Manyoshu
Pure Land and Zen

40. Yugen
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
sense of the mysterious and sublime
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
no

41. nori
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
divine decrees- laws
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

42. foxes
symbol used to write a morpheme
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

43. mappo
Soga Family
divine decrees- laws
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

44. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Fujiwara
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
control the weather - linked to water

45. hogan biiji
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
sympathy for the lieutenant
Manyoshu
general and first shogun of Japan

46. Ahikaga Takauji
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

47. Yamanoue Okura
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
the way of the bow and arrow
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

48. Shinto is a form of
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
valiant warrior and romantic hero
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
animism

49. hinin
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Non persons

50. makura kotoba
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan