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44 Cards in this Set
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isolation
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avoiding contact with over countries
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Shinto
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a nature religion that began in Japan
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Samurai
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a trained professional warrior in feudal Japan. They served the Shogun and Daimyo.
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Shogun
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a powerful military leader who ruled Japan in the emperor's name
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daimyo
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large landowners of feudal Japan. They were powerful lords who led armies of Samurai.
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Shinto teachings
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everything in nature - sun,moon,trees,waterfalls have Kami. Some kami help people live and keep them from harm.
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figurehead
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a person who appears to rule even though real powers rests with someone else
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Bushido
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the Samurai code of rules
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kami
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nature spirits
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Heian
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a city in Japan now called Kyoto. It was a cultural center and capital of Japan for many years.
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Noh Theatre
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created in th 1300's. plays combined music, speaking and dance. Plays told of great heroes from Japan's past.
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values
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ideas people hold dear and try to live by.
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court
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a group of nobles who surround a ruler
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Zen
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a form of Japanese Buddhism
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zen buddhists
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believed that neither faith or good behavior led to wisdom.
People should practice self discipline and meditation or quiet thinking |
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pure land buddhism
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pure land buddhist chanted the Buddha's name over and over to achieve enlightenment
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structure
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the way something is set up or organized
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Prince Shotoku
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most influential person who brought Chinese ideas to Japan
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Oda Nubunaga
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first leader to try an unify all of Japan. Gave his soldiers guns. First to use guns in Japan - he easily defeated his opponents.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
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by 1600 he conquered his enemies. in 1603 he became Shogun. From his capitol at Edo he ruled all of Japan.
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Ainu
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a culture that developed in Japan. They spoke a language unlike any other language in eastern Asia. They looked different than the people of Japan.
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Ainu over time
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began to fight with people over land.They lost most of the fights and their land. Eventually they were driven to a single island Hokkaido.
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Yamato clan
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large and powerful clan from the western part of Japan largest island Honshu. They built up armies to gain power.
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Yamato clan rulers
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claimed to have a glorious family history. They believed they were descended from the most powerful of all kami - the goddess of the sun.
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Lady Murasaki Shikibu
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one of the greatest writers in early Japan history. Around 1000, she wrote the Tale of Genji.It was the first full-length novel and considered the best.
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purpose of rock garden
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include gravel shaped like water and rocks arranged like mountains. Zen buddhist sat in front of the garden to meditate.
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Tale of Genji describes the noble's lifestyle
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the nobles loved beauty elegance and the arts. They enjoyed lives of ease and priviledge- lived lives of luxury.
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Ranking of power highest to lowest.
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Emperor
Shogun Daimyo and Samurai Peasants |
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court
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a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler.
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peasants
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most Japanese were poor peasants who had no power.
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Japan' geography
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Japan is a large group of islands located east of the Asian mainland.
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Japan's land
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tops of undersea mountains and volcanoes striking out of the ocean. Mountains cover nearly all of Japan. 20% of land is flat.
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flat areas called coastal planes
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most Japanese people live in the flat areas.
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effect of geography on people:
being near the sea they turned to the sea for food. |
they learned to prepare all kinds of seafood (eel, shark, octopus,seaweed). It has been a key part of their diet for thousands of years.
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effect of geography:
location-they were separated from the other people of Asia |
this allowed them to develop their own culture. the created a religion and social structure very different from those in other parts of Asia.
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Japan is not totally isolated:
Korea is about 100 miles away China is about 400 miles away |
Those short distances allowed the older Korean and Chinese cultures to influence the new culture of Japan.
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What did Japan learn from China and Korea?
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they learned about language, society and government.
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What was early Japan society like?
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It was organized in clans which came to be ruled by an Emperor.
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How did geography shape the lives in Japan?
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Isolated-created own culture
near the sea-learned to cook seafood. Influenced by China and Korea that were close by. |
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Samurai and Shoguns took over Japan when
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Emperors lost influence.Samurai lived honorably.
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What were the influences from China and Korea?
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language-earliest writing used Chinese characters
Philosophy-Ideas of Chinese philosopher Confucious helped shape Japanese culture and family life. Religion-Buddhism came to Japan from Korea. |
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Who unified Japan in the 1500's?
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Oda Nobunaga
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Shoguns in 1800
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keep order up until the 1800's when more serious challenges arose that they could not control (foreign invasion, internal rebellion).
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Japan's culture during the Heian period from 800 -1100's
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golden age
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