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29 Cards in this Set
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Constitution |
a plan of government |
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Bakufu |
dwelling and household of a shogun |
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Bushido |
The code of honor and morals of the samurai |
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animism |
They believed that everything in life has their own spirits |
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Shrines |
a place where they honored and worshipped to the kami |
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Haiku |
Japanese poem with the syllable of five seven five |
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kamikaze |
divine wind |
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regent |
People who were court officials who governed for the emperor |
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What does "samurai" mean |
to serve. also are warriors |
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Who was the Shogun |
The commander of all the military forces |
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Shogunate |
a government controlled by Shogun |
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Who were the most powerful clans? |
Taira and Minamoto |
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What is the social rankings of Japan |
Samurai Peasants Artisans Merchants |
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How did the Onin war started |
breakdown of central government, weak shoguns, and Japanese warriors fought each other |
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Which families were in the Gempei War |
Taira and Minamoto |
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Yamato |
It was a clan that became strong enough to rule all over Japan |
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Zen Buddhism |
It taught them to control themselves and a simple way of life |
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Pure Land Buddhism |
It was a happy life after death |
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Shintoism |
ways of the spirits and started with animism when people believed that all things have nature spirits(kami) in them |
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Why prince Shotoku was famous |
He made buddhism popular He created a strong government and invented constitution |
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why Nara is important |
It was a capital of Japan, literature first appears from the imperial court, and tax collection was more common there |
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Kyoto |
It was an official capital of Japan from 794 A.D. also more than 1000 years old |
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Shikibu |
She was the writer of the book "Tale of Genji" |
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What was the geography of Japan like |
Mostly covered by mountains and 20% farmland |
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At what time did rice cultivate |
Yayoi period300(B.C.) |
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Why is Korea and China important |
Because they learned a number of skills from them |
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What happened in big change in Taika(648) |
What happened was they divided Japan into provinces or regional districts, all run by officals who reported to the emperor |
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how did they selected government officials |
They selected them by having powerful families |
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How did they pay taxes |
They paid taxes by giving rice to the emperor |
