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1. nori
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
no
divine decrees- laws

2. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

3. hinin
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
3rd Shogun
Non persons
Death - childbirth - blood

4. Shoen
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
sense of the mysterious and sublime
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

5. dragons' abilities
King of Paekche
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
control the weather - linked to water

6. mappo
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

7. Benkei
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

8. No drama
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Death - childbirth - blood
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
compiler of the Manyoshu

9. 3 things that cause pollution
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
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

10. Onin War
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
symbol used to write a morpheme
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
animism

11. Hiragana is used to write...
sense of the mysterious and sublime
inflections and function words
King of Paekche
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

12. Ugetsu setting
Warring States period
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
general and first shogun of Japan
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

13. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

14. kotodama
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
belief in the spirit of words
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Jomon - Yayoi

15. Yoritomo
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
general and first shogun of Japan
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

16. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
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
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

17. Yamanoue Okura
refined elegance
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

18. Heian period associated with a fear of
pollution
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Manyoshu
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

19. hagiography
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
general and first shogun of Japan

20. minority peoples within Japan
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
3rd Shogun
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Fujiwara

21. Kenmu restoration
Jomon - Yayoi
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

22. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
sympathy for the lieutenant
melancholy at the transience of things
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

23. foxes
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

24. 2 Archaeological periods
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Jomon - Yayoi
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

25. Pure Land Buddhism

26. miyabi
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
refined elegance

27. yamato-e
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
animism
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

28. Yugen
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
valiant warrior and romantic hero
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

29. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
3rd Shogun
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

30. makura kotoba
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
inflections and function words
Warring States period

31. Otomo Yakamochi
compiler of the Manyoshu
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

32. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

33. Kami
animism
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
sympathy for the lieutenant

34. Genres of tales
Soga Family
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
general and first shogun of Japan
compiler of the Manyoshu

35. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
sense of the mysterious and sublime
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

36. Muso Soseki
the way of the bow and arrow
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
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
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

37. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

38. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Pure Land and Zen
pollution
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

39. Ugetsu director
Mizoguchi Kenji
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

40. innovations of Yamato Period
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Death - childbirth - blood
8th shogun
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

41. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
control the weather - linked to water
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

42. Elements of Japanese language standardization
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Death - childbirth - blood

43. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
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
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

44. Shinto is a form of
King of Paekche
animism
8th shogun
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

45. Ahikaga period
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
no

46. Aesthetics believed
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

47. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
melancholy at the transience of things
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Pure Land and Zen

48. okashi
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
amusing
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

49. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
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
symbol used to write a morpheme
Soga Family

50. mono no aware
general and first shogun of Japan
Soga Family
melancholy at the transience of things
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world