Social Studies Japan
the japanese adopted many ideas about language, society, religion, philosophy, and government from…..
china and Korea
clans
extended families
regent
a person that helps rule a country for someone that cant rule alone
shinto
traditional religion of japan
prince shotoku
most influential in bringing chinese ideas to japan
confucianism
a religion in which japanese scholors brought back from china
buddhism
prince shotoku worked to spread this religion across japan
noh
a form of drama that combines music, speaking, and dance. plays tell about great heroes or figures from japans past
lady murasaki
wrote the tale of genji and is probably the most famous japanese writers in early japanese history
zen
a form of buddhism that believed in self discipline, meditation, or quiet thinking
court
a group of nobles that served and advised a ruler
sei shonagon
served as japans empress from 991 to 1000
hein
a city that is now called kyoto and was the site of the imperial court and was a great center for the arts
caligraphy
decorative writing
a person who appears to rule even though the real power rests with someone else
figurehead
daimyo
land lords that decided that the emperor needed to protect their land
shogun
a general who ruled japan in the emperors name
samurai
trained professional warriors that defended the large land owners and protected their property
kamakazi
divine wind, was the name given to the storm that helped the japanese soldiers defeat the second mongol invasion
prince shotoku
served as a regent and brought many chinese ideas to japan
shinto
i teach that all things are made up of kami
bushido
samurai code of rules
many warriors practiced this which stresses self discipline and meditation
zen buddhism
coastal plain
most people of japan lived here
early japanese spoke in japanese and wrote in….
chinese
these people loved elaborate rituals
nobles
the efforts of prince shotoku led to the spread of
shinto
how did noh differ from earlier forms of japanese drama?
it was more serious
japanese court life was….
luxurious
this person unified china in 1500s
oda nobunaga