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1. Ahikaga Takauji
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
pollution
Jomon - Yayoi
general and first shogun of Japan

2. Ugetsu setting
Warring States period
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
belief in the spirit of words

3. Onin War
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

4. mono no aware
Warring States period
3rd Shogun
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
melancholy at the transience of things

5. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Manyoshu
Jomon - Yayoi
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

6. Tengu
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

7. 3 things that cause pollution
belief in the spirit of words
Death - childbirth - blood
government and worshipping
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

8. Katagana is used to write...
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
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

9. Who introduced Buddhism
King of Paekche
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
inflections and function words
no

10. Tale of the Heiki
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Warring States period
refined elegance
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

11. nori
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
divine decrees- laws
belief in the spirit of words

12. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Fujiwara
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
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

13. miyabi
animism
the way of the bow and arrow
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
refined elegance

14. 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
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

15. dragons' abilities
control the weather - linked to water
general and first shogun of Japan
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
divine decrees- laws

16. Shoen
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
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

17. Shobogenzo
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

18. Yoritomo
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
general and first shogun of Japan

19. Hiragana is used to write...
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Mizoguchi Kenji
inflections and function words
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

20. okashi
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
amusing

21. Otomo Yakamochi
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
compiler of the Manyoshu

22. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

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23. Kami
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
valiant warrior and romantic hero
control the weather - linked to water
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

24. Pure Land Buddhism

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25. Sumie
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
refined elegance
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

26. innovations of Yamato Period
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

27. kotodama
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
belief in the spirit of words
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

28. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
melancholy at the transience of things
Mizoguchi Kenji

29. hinin
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Non persons

30. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Fujiwara
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

31. Logograph
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
symbol used to write a morpheme
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
control the weather - linked to water

32. Yugen
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Fujiwara
belief in the spirit of words
sense of the mysterious and sublime

33. Yoshitsune
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
valiant warrior and romantic hero

34. Innovations of the Yayoi period
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
pollution
animism
Warring States period

35. Shinto is a form of
Soga Family
animism
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Non persons

36. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
no
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
amusing

37. No drama
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
general and first shogun of Japan
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
valiant warrior and romantic hero

38. Taiho Code
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
King of Paekche
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

39. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Pure Land and Zen
no

40. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

41. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
valiant warrior and romantic hero

42. Yamanoue Okura
Non persons
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

43. eta
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Manyoshu
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

44. Ugetsu director
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Mizoguchi Kenji
8th shogun

45. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
sense of the mysterious and sublime
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

46. mappo
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

47. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Pure Land and Zen
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

48. matsuri
sympathy for the lieutenant
melancholy at the transience of things
divine decrees- laws
government and worshipping

49. Elements of Japanese language standardization
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
animism
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

50. minority peoples within Japan
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
sense of the mysterious and sublime
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
8th shogun

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