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1. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
no
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

2. Yoshitsune
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

3. dragons' abilities
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
control the weather - linked to water
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

4. Genres of tales
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

5. Hiragana is used to write...
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
inflections and function words
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
8th shogun

6. Yoritomo
general and first shogun of Japan
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan

7. yumiya no narai
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
the way of the bow and arrow

8. mappo
belief in the spirit of words
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

9. How are the Mongol invasion attempts defeated?
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

10. Ahikaga Takauji
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate

11. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
sympathy for the lieutenant
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
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
Pure Land and Zen

12. yamato-e
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

13. minority peoples within Japan
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

14. hagiography
Mizoguchi Kenji
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

15. Ugetsu director
Mizoguchi Kenji
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

16. 2 Archaeological periods
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Jomon - Yayoi
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology

17. miyabi
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
refined elegance
amusing
divine decrees- laws

18. Onin War
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
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki

19. Kami
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

20. No drama
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
3rd Shogun
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words

21. kotodama is reflected by wishing for...
belief in the spirit of words
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
safe journey - return - long imperial reign

22. okashi
amusing
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Death - childbirth - blood

23. Tale of the Heiki
government and worshipping
symbol used to write a morpheme
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra

24. Shinto is a form of
Soga Family
animism
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence

25. foxes
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

26. Creation myth

27. hogan biiji
sympathy for the lieutenant
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
Death - childbirth - blood
compiler of the Manyoshu

28. Japan's first anthology of poetry
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Manyoshu
belief in the spirit of words
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

29. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
no
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Death - childbirth - blood
inflections and function words

30. Shoen
3rd Shogun
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period
divine decrees- laws
government and worshipping

31. mono no aware
melancholy at the transience of things
Jomon - Yayoi
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Manyoshu

32. makura kotoba
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
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
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

33. Japanese was standardized during
belief in the spirit of words
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Fujiwara
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes

34. Kenmu restoration
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
sympathy for the lieutenant
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state

35. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

36. Kamakura Period
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
symbol used to write a morpheme
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother

37. Concepts in the Nihon Ryoiki
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
belief in the spirit of words
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
melancholy at the transience of things

38. Sumie
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
Non persons

39. eta
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Mizoguchi Kenji
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

40. Elements of Japanese language standardization
symbol used to write a morpheme
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

41. Heian period associated with a fear of
Jomon - Yayoi
animism
pollution
King of Paekche

42. 3 things that cause pollution
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
compiler of the Manyoshu
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Death - childbirth - blood

43. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

44. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'
3rd Shogun
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

45. Katagana is used to write...
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
government and worshipping

46. Who were the early adopters of Buddhism?
Soga Family
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
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

47. Kinkakuji
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

48. Benkei
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
divine decrees- laws
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

49. Otomo Yakamochi
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
compiler of the Manyoshu
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
8th shogun

50. Tengu
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/words
3rd Shogun
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought