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1. foxes
government and worshipping
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

2. Shinto myth texts
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
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

3. Haniwa figures
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

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
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
control the weather - linked to water

5. Muso Soseki
the way of the bow and arrow
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
melancholy at the transience of things

6. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
8th shogun
amusing
Manyoshu

7. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
no
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
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

8. Yoritomo
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
general and first shogun of Japan
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
valiant warrior and romantic hero

9. Innovations of the Yayoi period
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
belief in the spirit of words
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

10. hinin
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
no
Non persons

11. dragons' abilities
control the weather - linked to water
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Mizoguchi Kenji

12. hagiography
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

13. Yoshitsune
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
valiant warrior and romantic hero

14. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Pure Land and Zen
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
belief in the spirit of words

15. makura kotoba
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Jomon - Yayoi

16. mono no aware
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
amusing
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
melancholy at the transience of things

17. 3 things that cause pollution
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
divine decrees- laws
Death - childbirth - blood
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

18. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
general and first shogun of Japan

19. Kamakura Period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

20. Kinkakuji
divine decrees- laws
King of Paekche
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

21. Hiragana is used to write...
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
sense of the mysterious and sublime
inflections and function words

22. hogan biiji
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
control the weather - linked to water
sympathy for the lieutenant

23. Tengu
belief in the spirit of words
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
compiler of the Manyoshu

24. Shoen
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
the way of the bow and arrow

25. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

26. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
8th shogun
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
inflections and function words
Soga Family

27. Shinto is a form of
melancholy at the transience of things
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
animism
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

28. Japanese was standardized during
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
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
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

29. Ahikaga period
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
inflections and function words
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

30. Sumie
Fujiwara
compiler of the Manyoshu
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Jomon - Yayoi

31. Elements of Japanese language standardization
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
melancholy at the transience of things
Non persons
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

32. mappo
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Non persons
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

33. matsuri
government and worshipping
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
sympathy for the lieutenant
King of Paekche

34. Kenmu restoration
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
3rd Shogun
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

35. miyabi
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
refined elegance
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

36. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
amusing
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
general and first shogun of Japan

37. nori
Soga Family
divine decrees- laws
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

38. Logograph
symbol used to write a morpheme
Jomon - Yayoi
melancholy at the transience of things
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions

39. No drama
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
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Soga Family

40. Shobogenzo
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
control the weather - linked to water
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

41. Onin War
symbol used to write a morpheme
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
belief in the spirit of words
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

42. Ahikaga Takauji
Death - childbirth - blood
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
belief in the spirit of words
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)

43. Ugetsu setting
King of Paekche
refined elegance
melancholy at the transience of things
Warring States period

44. Tale of the Heiki
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
amusing
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

45. yumiya no narai
animism
the way of the bow and arrow
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

46. Aesthetics believed
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Jomon - Yayoi
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

47. Zen Buddhism
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
pollution

48. Yamanoue Okura
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
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

49. Heian period associated with a fear of
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
pollution
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Jomon - Yayoi

50. Heian Period Aesthetics writing/art styles
Fujiwara
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
control the weather - linked to water
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

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