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1. Aesthetics believed
set epithets that heighten the resonance of certain images by linking them to previous poems and contexts
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

2. innovations of Yamato Period
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting

3. Ugetsu director
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
no
Mizoguchi Kenji
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

4. manyogana
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
using Chinese characters to represent Japanese sounds/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
the way of the bow and arrow

5. Heian period associated with a fear of
Founded by Dogen following the study of Chan Buddhism in China - breaking down conventional modes of perception and reasoning - Heart Sutra
Mizoguchi Kenji
Jomon - Yayoi
pollution

6. Ahikaga Yoshimitsu
inflections and function words
general and first shogun of Japan
3rd Shogun
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

7. Izumo shrine is dedicated to

8. Yamanoue Okura
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
general and first shogun of Japan
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments

9. Pure Land Buddhism

10. Shobogenzo
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control
Literate Elites- rulers - powerful clans; intermediate- specialist producers; peasants
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China

11. mappo
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

12. Japan's first anthology of poetry
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
Manyoshu
Fujiwara

13. foxes
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
amusing
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

14. Taiho Code
refined elegance
poet of Korean ancestry and wrote social criticism of China
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families

15. kotodama
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
no
belief in the spirit of words

16. Sumie
divine decrees- laws
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

17. Yugen
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Soga Family
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

18. Heian period prominent aristocratic family
Animals that were associated with possessing humans/being demons
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Fujiwara

19. matsuri
government and worshipping
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Japanese style painting with outlines and color pigments
foreign words - mimetic words - and scientific words

20. hagiography
Those dealing in death (executioners - butchers - leathermakers etc)
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

21. No drama
sense of the mysterious and sublime
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
Warring States period
two attempts by Kublai Khan and the Mongols to invade Japan

22. 4 Main islands (north -> south)
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
general and first shogun of Japan
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
Zen ink brush painting introduced to Japan through Southern Song

23. nori
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
divine decrees- laws
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

24. two new major sects of Buddhism during the Kamakura period
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
Pure Land and Zen
Okuninushi- son of Susano-o the Sun Goddess' brother
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans

25. Who introduced Buddhism
King of Paekche
court poet and most beloved poet of the anthology
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu
refined elegance

26. Innovations of the Yayoi period
1338-1573 following the collapse of the Kamakura Shogunate
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
Izanami and Izanagi give birth to the Japanese islands and then Amaterasu is born from Izanagi's ablutions
decline of Buddhist law leading to the end of the world

27. Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
compiler of the Manyoshu
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
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Civil war during the Ashikaga period caused by unrest due to loss of control of shoen estates with local constables seizing control

28. Prince Shotoku accomplisments
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
decay of materials - affirmation of life and death cycles - expression of authority of the state
Served as regent - advocate of Buddhism/founded Horyuji Temple - constitution of 17 articles - Hagiography

29. Elements of Japanese language standardization
compulsory education - elimination of the class system - unification of written and spoken Japanese based on upper-middle class Tokyoites
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
animism

30. Ashikaga Yoshimassa
melancholy at the transience of things
compiler of the Manyoshu
8th shogun
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu

31. is the Izumo shrine rebuilt?
Hokkaido - Honshu - Shikoku - Kyushu
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
no
reliance on Amida - salvation available for all - 'Essentials of Salvation'

32. Japanese was standardized during
Soga Family
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures
essence of the spirit of the poems is that of makoto sincerity
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

33. Ugetsu setting
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Warring States period
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery
symbol used to write a morpheme

34. hinin
Non persons
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Soga Family

35. Yoritomo
valiant warrior and romantic hero
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
general and first shogun of Japan
the way of the bow and arrow

36. Ise Shrine is dedicated to
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune
8th shogun
control the weather - linked to water
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu) in the inner shrine and Foodstuffs God (Toyouke) in the outer shrine

37. Yoshitsune
safe journey - return - long imperial reign
possessors of magic items - supernatural duel-form monk figures who are fond of testing the mettle of Buddhist priests
valiant warrior and romantic hero
1st- destroyed by a typhoon - 2nd- defeated by Japanese forces and a typhoon

38. minority peoples within Japan
deity or awe-inspiring spirit
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
followed Chinese model asserting the ruler as supreme authority of the land - did not adopt the concept of mandate of heaven - stipulated Confucian ideals

39. Tengu
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
amusing
Meiji Period (1868-1912)

40. Kenmu restoration
Brief restoration of imperial rule under Emperor Godaigo
Non persons
Theater performed by male actors including simple musical accompaniment in the form of drums - flutes - and chanting
belief in the spirit of words

41. Creation myth

42. mono no aware
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Soga Family
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought
melancholy at the transience of things

43. Muso Soseki
modeled after Tang China that sought to limit the increasing power of influential families
Created gardens as contemplative spaces
Garden maker who Takauji based his style off - used stone and rock to represent vast landscapes
Philosophical discourses designed to train the mind escape conventional modes of thought

44. Genres of tales
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
Haunts - Humor - Buddhism/Supernatural - healing and spirituality
inflections and function words
the study of saints/holy peoples/figures

45. Benkei
3rd Shogun
Ainu (Hokkaido) - Okinawans (Okinawa) - Koreans
Rokudo (the six paths) - infiltration by bodhisattvas Kanon and Jizo - transcendence
devoted retainer to Yoshitsune

46. Haniwa figures
King of Paekche
large tombs - horses - contact with Korea - government and religion joined
attendant stand-ins within Keyhole tombs
Gold pavilion in Kyoto constructed by Yoshimitsu

47. okashi
general and first shogun of Japan
amusing
refined elegance
tax free estates that grew in number during the Heian period

48. What is the Constitution of 17 Articles?
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
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
agriculture and wet-rice cultivation - bronze and iron tools - weaving - pottery

49. Otomo Yakamochi
Warring States 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
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

50. Shinto myth texts
Okashi - Miyabi - mono no aware - e-maki - Yamato-e
Warring States period
tells the story of the late Heian civil war between the Taira/Heiki clan and the Minamoto/Genji clan
Kojiki and Nihon Shoki