Unit 3 Medieval Asia, Africa, America

What are the religious beliefs about the Japanese Emperor?

• He is a descendant of the greatest Kami.

• He is a living god that can control the weather.

• He was a high priest and son of Spike Spiegel.

• He is a descendant of the greatest Chinese Emperors.

How would the Daimyo manage their lands?

• They ruled their lands as separate countries.

• They ruled their lands like Disney’s Magical Kingdom.

• They ruled their lands with the permission of the Emperor.

• They ruled their lands like American States.

What did a daimyo promise to a vassal?

• Promised to give land and protection.

• Promised to give land and loyalty.

• Promised to give protection and service.

• Promised to give protection and education.

What did a vassal promise to a daimyo?

• Promised to give land and protection.

• Promised to give defense, service and loyalty.

• Promised to give loyalty, land and service.

• Promised to give protection, service, and land.

What does Shinto value and consider ideal (this also a similarity to Taoism)?

• Nature is the ideal

• End of suffering is ideal

• Martial Arts is ideal

• Kindness is the ideal

Why does so much of Japanese art focus around nature themes?

• It is the influence of Shintoism

• It is the influence of Zen Buddhism

• It is the influence of Christianity

• It is the influence of Islam

A person with apparent but no real authority

(a)  

A general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name

(a)  

A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai

(a)  

Feudalism

• A political system based on landowners and tenants who exchange services of loyalty and protection.

• A Buddhist sect that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and stresses simplicity and discipline

• A divine being in the Shinto religion.

• A Japanese poem of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the rest of seven.