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1. Yoritomo
general and first shogun of Japan
sympathy for the lieutenant
no
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

2. hinin
pollution
refined elegance
divine decrees- laws
Non persons

3. Muso Soseki
inflections and function words
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
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity

4. Yamanoue Okura
Mizoguchi Kenji
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
government and worshipping
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

5. Tengu
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
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

6. 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
sense of the mysterious and sublime
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

7. Ahikaga Takauji
sense of the mysterious and sublime
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Created gardens as contemplative spaces

8. Elements of Japanese language standardization
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
government and worshipping
inflections and function words
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites

9. Kenmu restoration
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
8th shogun

10. miyabi
refined elegance
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Mizoguchi Kenji
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

11. Yoshitsune
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
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
valiant warrior and romantic hero

12. Innovations of the Yayoi period
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
3rd Shogun
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

13. innovations of Yamato Period
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
symbol used to write a morpheme
Warring States period

14. hogan biiji
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
sympathy for the lieutenant
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined

15. Heian period associated with a fear of
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
pollution
valiant warrior and romantic hero
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

16. Shinto myth texts
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

17. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Soga Family
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
sympathy for the lieutenant
valiant warrior and romantic hero

18. nori
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
divine decrees- laws

19. mappo
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
valiant warrior and romantic hero

20. Creation myth

21. Hiragana is used to write...
3rd Shogun
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
inflections and function words
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

22. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
compiler of the Manyoshu
Mizoguchi Kenji
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

23. matsuri
Jomon - Yayoi
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
government and worshipping
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

24. Kamakura Period
divine decrees- laws
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

25. Ahikaga period
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Pure Land and Zen

26. hagiography
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
government and worshipping
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

27. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
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
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests

28. Yugen
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
sense of the mysterious and sublime
symbol used to write a morpheme
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

29. minority peoples within Japan
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
8th shogun
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

30. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
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
general and first shogun of Japan
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

31. Shoen
3rd Shogun
King of Paekche
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
Soga Family

32. mono no aware
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Warring States period
government and worshipping
melancholy at the transience of things

33. Onin War
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
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
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

34. Taiho Code
sympathy for the lieutenant
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
amusing
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

35. 2 Archaeological periods
symbol used to write a morpheme
Jomon - Yayoi
Mizoguchi Kenji
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

36. Who introduced Buddhism
refined elegance
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
King of Paekche

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

38. 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
sympathy for the lieutenant
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
King of Paekche

39. Kinkakuji
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Manyoshu
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

40. Benkei
amusing
valiant warrior and romantic hero
compiler of the Manyoshu
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

41. Japan's first anthology of poetry
the way of the bow and arrow
Manyoshu
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

42. Ugetsu director
Death - childbirth - blood
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Mizoguchi Kenji
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

43. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
no
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

44. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
Warring States period
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Pure Land and Zen
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

45. Kakinomoto Hitormaro
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

46. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
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
King of Paekche
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

47. Sumie
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Soga Family
animism
Created gardens as contemplative spaces

48. Haniwa figures
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

49. Genres of tales
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Manyoshu
Fujiwara
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality

50. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China