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Japanese Culture

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1. Ahikaga Takauji
symbol used to write a morpheme
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
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

2. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
belief in the spirit of words
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

3. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

4. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
refined elegance
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

5. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Soga Family
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

6. Otomo Yakamochi
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
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
compiler of the Manyoshu
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

7. Creation myth

8. Tale of the Heiki
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
divine decrees- laws
King of Paekche
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

9. Japan's first anthology of poetry
3rd Shogun
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
control the weather - linked to water
Manyoshu

10. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
King of Paekche

11. yumiya no narai
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
sympathy for the lieutenant
the way of the bow and arrow
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

12. Elements of Japanese language standardization
King of Paekche
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
8th shogun
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

13. kotodama
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
belief in the spirit of words
symbol used to write a morpheme

14. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

15. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
8th shogun
divine decrees- laws
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

16. hogan biiji
Warring States period
sympathy for the lieutenant
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
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

17. Taiho Code
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
sense of the mysterious and sublime
melancholy at the transience of things

18. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
no
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

19. innovations of Yamato Period
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
general and first shogun of Japan
the way of the bow and arrow

20. Yoshitsune
sympathy for the lieutenant
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
amusing
valiant warrior and romantic hero

21. Kinkakuji
Mizoguchi Kenji
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

22. Kamakura Period
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

23. Benkei
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
symbol used to write a morpheme
Mizoguchi Kenji
3rd Shogun

24. eta
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Soga Family
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

25. okashi
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
amusing
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

26. matsuri
government and worshipping
compiler of the Manyoshu
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

27. hagiography
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

28. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
3rd Shogun
amusing
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Soga Family

29. miyabi
belief in the spirit of words
refined elegance
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

30. 3 things that cause pollution
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Death - childbirth - blood
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

31. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
refined elegance
melancholy at the transience of things
general and first shogun of Japan
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

32. Katagana is used to write...
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
pollution

33. Genres of tales
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
amusing
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
the way of the bow and arrow

34. mappo
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
sense of the mysterious and sublime
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

35. Ahikaga period
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
inflections and function words
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

36. Ugetsu director
3rd Shogun
Death - childbirth - blood
Mizoguchi Kenji
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

37. Logograph
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Mizoguchi Kenji
symbol used to write a morpheme
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

38. Shinto myth texts
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Pure Land and Zen

39. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
Death - childbirth - blood
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
amusing
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

40. Pure Land Buddhism

41. Ugetsu setting
the way of the bow and arrow
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Warring States period
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

42. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
3rd Shogun
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Soga Family
refined elegance

43. Sumie
Warring States period
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

44. 2 Archaeological periods
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Jomon - Yayoi
amusing
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

45. Kami
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
refined elegance
King of Paekche

46. Tengu
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Non persons
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

47. minority peoples within Japan
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
control the weather - linked to water
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

48. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
no
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
compiler of the Manyoshu

49. Shoen
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
valiant warrior and romantic hero

50. Onin War
no
8th shogun
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Manyoshu