Chapter 8 Flash Cards

Chapter 8 Key Terms

Shinto - The traditional religion of Japan.

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Prince Shotoku - One of the most influential people bringing Chinese ideas to Japan.

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Regent - A person who rules the country for someone who is unable to rule alone.

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Court - A group of nobles who live near and serve or advice a ruler.

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Lady Murasaki Shikibu - One of the greatest writers in early Japan history.

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Zen - A popular new form of Buddhism called Zen that arrived from China.

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Daimyo - Japan's large landowners.

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Samurai - Trained professional warriors.

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Figurehead - A person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else.

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Shogun - A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name.

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Bushido - The samurai code of rules.

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Chapter 8 Section 1

What types of landforms cover most of Japan?

Types of landforms that cover most of Japan are coastal plains and undersea mountains.

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Chapter 8 Section 1

Due to the geography of their country, the diet of Japanese people consists mainly of?

The diet of the Japanese people was mainly of rice.

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Chapter 8 Section 1

How did Japan's location both separate it from and tie it to China and Korea?

Japan's location tied it to China and Japan because China's and Korea's older cultures developed a new culture for Japan. Japan's location separate it from China because China is 400 miles away from Japan, while Korea is 100 miles away.

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Chapter 8 Section 1

What is a Shinto?

Shinto is the traditional religion of Japan. According to Shinto teachings, everything in nature has the clan chief's spirit descended from nature spirits, or a short word for it is kami.

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Chapter 8 Section 2

How did Noh differ from earlier forms of Japanese drama?

Noh differs from earlier forms of Japanese drama because Noh is about speaking, dancing, and music talking about heroes or figures from the past, while Japanese drama is about musicians, jugglers and acrobats.

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Chapter 8 Section 2

Why are the 800s to the 1100s are considered a golden age for Japanese literature and art?

The 800s to the 1100s are considered a golden age for Japanese literature and art because around the 1000s, a famous lady named Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote "The Tale of Genji" and today is considered it to be one of the best full-length novels. For art, they painted more advanced by painting furniture and illustrated stories.

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Chapter 8 Section 2

Did women in Heian have more rights than other women in societies? Why or why not?

Women did have more rights than other women because they could write poems and wardrobes filled with silk robes and gold jewelry.

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Chapter 8 Section 2

What was Japanese court life like?

Japanese court life was they lived apart from poorer citizens and rarely left the city. They had such easy and privileged lives, so the rest of Japan that many nobles called them, "dwellers among the clouds".

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Chapter 8 Section 2

According to the passage from "The Tale of Genji", what was life like for Japanese nobles?

Life for Japanese nobles was very easy and peaceful and beautiful, they listened to music and danced to the music under an autumn tree.

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Chapter 8 Section 3

Why was the first shogun wanted to keep the emperor as a figurehead?

The first shogun wanted to keep the emperor as a figurehead because they didn't want to get rid of the emperor, so he was an emperor as a figurehead.

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Chapter 8 Section 3

What was Bushido?

Bushido was the samurai code of rules.

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Chapter 8 Section 3

What did samurai warriors receive in return for their military services?

Samurai warriors often got paid in food or land.

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Chapter 8 Section 3

What did the two Mongol attacks have in common with Japan?

The two Mongol attacks have in common with Japan was they both had to put aside their differences to fight each other.

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Chapter 8 Section 3

Who unified Japan in the 1500s?

Oda Nobunaga helped fight to unify Japan in the 1500s.

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