Change, Christianity, Theatre, Opening Up Flashcards
What is the other name for the Tokugawa period?
Edo Period
How many years of stability did the Tokugawa bring to Japan?
250
What flourished along roads constructed to support the constant travel of the daimyo and samurai?
Towns and businesses
What is Edo known as today?
Tokyo
Why did the shogun introduce a forest management policy in 1666?
To reduce flooding and soil erosion
Why was Christianity viewed as a threat to Japanese society?
It called for loyalty and obedience to an entity outside Japan and allowed links between social groups
What happened to people who left and attempted to return to Japan during the sakoku period?
Punished by death
Despite the sakoku policy, which two countries did Japan retain limited contact with through the port city of Nagasaki?
China and Netherlands
Whose arrival ended the sakoku policy?
Commodore Matthew Perry
What is the name of the art form of growing trees in shallow ceramic trays?
Bonsai
Who was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan?
Matsumoto Basho
What are the different forms of Japanese theatre?
Not, Bunraku, Kabuki
What is noh?
A play performed on a bare stage by only males
What is kabuki?
A theatre involving spectacular scenery and costumes with dramatic actions
What is bunraku?
A theatre where large puppets perform to a story chanted by a narrator
