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Chapter 1 - 5 Flashcards

1
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Who was the first Japanese emperor?

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  • Kamuyamoto-iware-hiko
  • regent-name: Jinmu
  • hade bestigit tronen redan 11 feb 660 before Chr.
  • descent of the sungodess Amaterasu
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Where was Japan founded?

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Kashiwara, close to the mountain Unebiyama

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Which are the names of the chronicles which describe the Japanese mythes?

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Kojiki en Nihon Shoki

Written down approx 700 after Christ.

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Describe the origin of the earth and Japan, according to the mythes in Kojiki en Nihon Shoki.

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godess Izanami; god Izanagi; arrow on island Onogoro. Death Izanami; visit Izanagi to underworld (Yomi) Izanagi washes himself in a river; one eye - sungodm (Amaterasu), other eye moongod and nose gave a pestkop (Susanowo)

etc

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5
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Describe the Joomon period.

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  • untill 13 000 years ago Japan was connected to the main land.
  • 10 000 - 250 before Chr. Joomon period
  • Joomon refers to “repmönster” on ceramics
  • most remainders have been found in the region of Kantoo and Kyushu
  • 5 000 before Chr: residence living started
  • 3 500 before Chr: cultural developemt, clay figures related to shamanistic religion
  • 1 000 before Chr: rice growth started, first on Kyushu (Ainu people moved to north)
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What is the name of the period between 250 before to 250 after Chr?

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  • Yayoi period
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Describe the Yayoi period.

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  • Yayoi refers to the place in Tokyo where a new sorts of ceramics was found (ringlor med inristad dekor)
  • immigration
  • increase in population
  • rice, metals, residence, development of societies, conflicts
  • trade with China and Korea: diplomats write about Japan (important historical source)
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What is the name of the period between 250 and 710 efter Chr?

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  • Yamato period
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What is the name of the first text describing Japan? Give some details.

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  • Hanshu
  • published in China, 87 efter Chr
  • name of Japan is “Wa” (meaning uggly and small)
  • Wa consisted of approx 100 kingdoms
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10
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What is the name of the second known text descrbing Japan? Give details.

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  • Weizhi
  • published approx 297 efter Chr
  • in Japan is a kingdom of the name “Yamatai” with a queen (P)Himiko
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What does the word Yamato stand for?

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  • name of the valley from which one beliefs Japan originated and became a unity.
  • the word has an aura of forntidsromantik and nationalism; japanese “sisu”
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12
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Describe the 2 periods within the Yamato period.

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  1. Konfun period (250 - 550). Konfun are special graves. Dead people had wealthy things in their graves.
    influence from Korea (Paekche)
    influence from China via Korea (skrift, religion, music, and warrior things (eg horses))
  2. Asuka period (593 - 645).
    Asuka is the name of the capital.
    prince Shotoku reigns; grondwet based on ideas Konfucius
    buddhism
    ​645: Taika reforms (centralisation and emperor has abolute power)
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What is the name of a kind of spirit which exists in nature, according to Shintoism?

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kami

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Which period comes after the Yamato period? Years?

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Nara period; 710 - 784

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Name an important emperor during the Nara period and what happened during his reign.

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  • Emperor Shomu (724 - 749)
  1. problems with landdivision/ownership lead to famine and smittkoppor.
  2. landreform (743; the person who exploits new land will own it)
  3. building temples and closters (Todaiji temple in Nara)
  4. emperor is protector of buddishtic gods
  5. buddhistic sects build
  6. powerbasis of women descreases
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16
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What is the Japanese word for emperor? Why can an emperor not be removed?

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  • Tennoo
  • “himlens mandat” (Konfucius) and being descendant of a god
17
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Give the names of the first 2 works of poems.

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  1. Kaifuso (samling av omtyckta klassiker)
  2. Manyooshuu (samling av 10000 löv)
18
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Which emperor moves the capital from Nara around 784?

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  • Kanmu
  • Nara - Nagaoka - Heian-Kyo (= Heian = Kyoto)
19
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What is the name of the period from 794 - 1185?

Mention some characteristic aspects of this period

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  • Heian period
  1. political power moves to krigarklass
  2. development of katakana and hiragana, while bureaucratics still use chinese
  3. emperor becomes marionette (eg Fujiwara family, Go-Sanjoo and Shirakawa)
  4. women important in culture (poems)
  5. increased importance of buddhism
  6. shooen
20
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What is the name of world’s first novel?

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Genji monogatari (history of Genji), written by Murasaki Shikibu in Heian period

prince Genji is a Casanova

21
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What is a tanka and what is a renga?

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  • tanka = “kort dikt”
  • renga = “länk dikt”

Kyokusui no en = banket vid slingrande bäck.

22
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What is the name of the god of football?

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  • Seidaimyojin
  • game to keep the ball in the air: kemari
23
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Mentio 2 important sekts whithin Buddhism, in the Heian period (794 - 1185).

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  • Tendai (use original texts, all living species can reach frälsning)
  • Shingon (“det sanna ords sekt”, art represens truths which cannot be conveyed with words, munk Kukai with poem Iroha using 37 kana characters)
24
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What is “Shiki”?

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In the Heian period, the ämbetsmän had the right to a part of the production from frälsegods.

25
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How is a warrior called?

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  • bushi

The class is called buke. From this class the samuraj were selected.

26
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Which 2 families were fighting during the Genpei rebellion?

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  • Minamoto (Gen in chinese)
  • Taira (Hei /pei in chinese)
  1. Hoogenwar (1156)
  2. Heijiwar (1159)
  3. Genpei no ran (1180 -85)

Minamoto wins and moves capital to Kamakuru in Kantoo area.

27
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Describe the Kamakura period.

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  1. 1185 - 1333
  2. Yoritomo wint van broer Yoshitsune (die moet harakiri plegen)
  3. Yoritomo krijgt een Shogun titel
  4. Hoojoo clan aan de macht
  5. Jooei wetten in 1232: eerste stap naar een rechtstaat
  6. krijgers (macht en kultuurdragers)
  7. buddhismes glansperiode
  8. de mongolen komen (Khubilai khan), 1274 en 1280/1
28
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What is the japanese word for warrior stories, and give the name of a story written under the Kamakura period.

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  • Gunkimono
  • Heike monogatari (about the upcoming and fall of the Taira family)
29
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  • Mention 2 groups of sects within buddhism during the kamakura period.
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  1. ta-riki (gelieerd aan Tendai); frälsning can only be obtained by Buddha’s genade.
  2. ji-riki (own power); frälsning via study and meditation (-zen)
30
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Who introduced zenbuddhism in Japan?

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  • Eisai
31
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In 1274, Japan is invaded. What happened?

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  • Khabilai khan (mongole) comes with an armada.
  • Better military strategy (coherence, fire-weapons) than the japanese
  • Return to boats
  • tyfoon ends invasion
  • Japanese chocked by their own losses
32
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What is the name of the tyfones which prevented the invasions by the mongoles?

A
  • kamikaze (gudomliga vindar)
33
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What is the name of the Shogun with more than

1000 dogs?

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  • Hoojoo Takotoki

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