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1. 2 Archaeological periods
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Jomon - Yayoi
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

2. Japanese was standardized during
Soga Family
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
control the weather - linked to water

3. Kenmu restoration
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo

4. Shinto myth texts
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
government and worshipping

5. Logograph
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
symbol used to write a morpheme
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

6. Aesthetics believed
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Death - childbirth - blood
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
King of Paekche

7. Kami
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
valiant warrior and romantic hero
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
sense of the mysterious and sublime

8. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
no
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

9. mappo
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
sympathy for the lieutenant
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

10. Pure Land Buddhism

11. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
symbol used to write a morpheme
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Soga Family

12. Sumie
sense of the mysterious and sublime
King of Paekche
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

13. Haniwa figures
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
control the weather - linked to water
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
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

14. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
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
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e

15. mono no aware
melancholy at the transience of things
Jomon - Yayoi
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Pure Land and Zen

16. Creation myth

17. Benkei
Mizoguchi Kenji
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

18. Yoritomo
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
general and first shogun of Japan

19. Why is the Ise Shrine rebuilt every 20 years?
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

20. eta
divine decrees- laws
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
deity or awe-inspiring spirit

21. Shoen
8th shogun
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Fujiwara
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

22. hagiography
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

23. Tengu
refined elegance
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
divine decrees- laws
Death - childbirth - blood

24. Ahikaga period
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

25. Japan's first anthology of poetry
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Manyoshu
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants

26. makura kotoba
inflections and function words
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
Soga Family

27. matsuri
government and worshipping
Jomon - Yayoi
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

28. Katagana is used to write...
amusing
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific 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
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

29. No drama
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

30. hinin
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
the way of the bow and arrow
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Non persons

31. Yamanoue Okura
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography
Warring States period
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

32. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
general and first shogun of Japan
Death - childbirth - blood

33. yumiya no narai
Warring States period
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
symbol used to write a morpheme
the way of the bow and arrow

34. Kamakura Period
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
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
compiler of the Manyoshu

35. Onin War
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
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

36. Genres of tales
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

37. Shinto is a form of
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
amusing
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
animism

38. Yoshitsune
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals
valiant warrior and romantic hero

39. manyogana
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

40. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

41. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
government and worshipping
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

42. What are the classifications of Gellner's model of culture in agrarian societies?
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

43. Tale of the Heiki
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons

44. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
Fujiwara
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
8th shogun
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

45. yamato-e
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
valiant warrior and romantic hero

46. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Fujiwara
no
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs

47. nori
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
divine decrees- laws

48. 3 things that cause pollution
Death - childbirth - blood
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
melancholy at the transience of things
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

49. Innovations of the Yayoi 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
amusing
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

50. Ugetsu setting
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Warring States period
pollution