Ch. 12/13

Question 1

What are the 4 main islands of Japan?

Answer 1

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu

Question 2

Define Kami

Answer 2

any of the sacred beings worshipped in Shinto (spirits)

Question 3

Define Kamikaze

Answer 3

a ferocious storm that destroyed; a divine wind sent by the gods to defend Japan

Question 4

What are the 3 main religions in Japan?

Which one is the “ancient religion”?

Answer 4

Shintoism, Confucianism, Buddhism

Shinto/Shintoism is the ancient religion

Question 5

Define filial piety

Answer 5

Devotion and faithfulness to parents

Question 6

Define archipelago

Answer 6

a series of islands

Question 7

What is the system of writing called that the Japanese adopted from the chinese?

Answer 7

Chinese = Kanji
Japanese = Kana

Question 8

Define: Matsuri

Answer 8

Festivals that are held throughout the year

Question 9

Who are the Ainu? What happened to them?

Answer 9

The indigenous peoples of Japan. They were assimilated and considered “outcasts” of society

Question 10

Define Stoic

Answer 10

A person who can control their emotions and endure difficult experiences

Question 11

Why is rice important to Japanese society?

Answer 11

1. It was their main source of food

2. It was the Japanese money system

Question 12

What did rice need to survive?

Answer 12

Monsoons (a lot of rain). Without this, the Japanese would starve

Question 13

Define homogenous society

Answer 13

a society with unified values and beliefs

Question 14

From top to bottom, list the Japanese hierarchy during the Edo period

Answer 14

Emperor, Shogun/Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants, Artisans, Merchants, Women

Question 15

Who was the Shogun in 1600?

Answer 15

Tokugawa Iyeasu

Question 16

What are the 3 things the Shogun put in place to keep power?

Answer 16

1. Alternative Attendance
2. Sharing Power
3. Strict laws

Question 17

Define alternative attendance

Answer 17

Forcing Daimyo to live in Edo every second year. This caused them to waste money. In addition, their families were forced to stay in Edo even when the Daimyo left

Question 18

What is the name for the 2-tiered power sharing system?

Answer 18

Bakuhan

Question 19

What is the capital city of Japan?

Answer 19

Tokyo

Question 20

What is the ritual sacrifice for the Japanese called?

Answer 20

Seppuku

Question 21

Why were peasants higher-up on the hierarchy than artisans?

Answer 21

They were primary producers- they created something out of nothing

Question 22

Why were merchants the lowest class (aside from women) on the hierarchy?

Answer 22

They did not produce any goods, only traded them

Question 23

Why were outcasts often considered outcasts?

Answer 23

Their occupation involved death in some way

Question 24

How many rules were there that regulated dress codes?

Answer 24

216