Edo Japan Flashcards
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Isolated
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Having no communication with outer world
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Ainu
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Japan’s indigenous people
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Tsunami
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Series of high waves that means “harbor waves”
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Stoic
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Learning to adjust or adapt
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Arable
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Land suitable for farming
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Monsoon
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Wind blowing from southwest bringing rain
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Gohan
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cooked rice
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Homogeneous
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a society with similar nature
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Assimilation
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To convert people to another culture
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kamikaze
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Typhoon that destroyed Mongol ships during 13th century
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Amaterasu
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The sun goddess
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kanji
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Chinese style of writing
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kana.
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system of writing in Japan
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rituals
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special ceremonies
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haiku
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Japanese poem with 3 lines
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kamuy
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Ainu gods who visited Earth
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kami
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The spirits of the Shinto
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Shinto
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Ancient religion of Japan
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Archipelago
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many islands together
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Matsuri
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Festivals for Shinto for Kami
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emperor
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Highest person of pyramid.
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daimyo
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The “mayor” person who controls Han
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shogun
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Military leader that eventually controlled almost everything.
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koku
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unit of volume
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Bakufu
The more centralized higher level of government
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Han
The local government in each domain,
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samurai
the much-respected warrior class.
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Farmers
The people who farmed rice. They had high status because of rice, which was very important
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Artisans
Made objects for daily life and decorated houses.
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Merchants
Merchants bought items from artisans to trade or sell to others.
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Outcasts (Eta)
forced to live outside the villages and towns. Their occupations were primarily slaughtering animals, disposing of and tanning animal carcasses, carrying out executions, and removing corpses.
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Non-Humans(Hinin)
Their status was not hereditary, but based on the activities they chose. These often included fortune telling, begging, acting, and prostitution.
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Honbyakusho
Controlled specific land plots and sometimes owned their own homes. They often held supervisory positions in the village.
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Hyakusho
Were the tenant farmers who were forced to work yet could own nothing.
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Ronin
A samurai without a master
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Shogunate
The shogun's council of advisors
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Bakuhan
A government system with two levels of government
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Hereditary
Passed down by blood
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Seppuku
The Japanese ritual of suicide
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Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese scholar whose teachings for moral living were brought over to Japan by Buddhist monks.
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Goningumi
Groups of five families for the lower class
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Tokugawa
A shogun determined to create a shogunate no one would challenge
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Social Controls
The rules and customs in a society that regulate people’s behavior.
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Bushido
The code of behavior for samurai
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Filial piety
Faithfulness and devotion to parents.
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entourages
The people who followed the daimyo
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metropolises.
Cities with population over 1M
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popular culture
The culture most people use
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ethical codes
Ethical codes are adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between right and wrong
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Edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
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Banraku
Puppet theater for adult puppet shows
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Floating World
Place where cultural activities took place
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Geisha
Women that were trained in dancing, singing, witty conversation, the tea ceremony, and floral arrangement.
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Kabuki
An activity that featured lively action, wild plots, and elaborate costumes and make-up.
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Southern Barbarians
A Portuguese ship that came for trading in 1543. The people were known as the Southern Barbarians
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Major Island Name
Hokkaido
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Close Countries
China, Russia, North Korea
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Nearby Water
Pacific Ocean
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Mountains (Amount)
73%
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Farmland (Amount and Quality)
Arable
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Food Sources (Food Staples)
Soy, Seaweed, Fish, and rice
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Climate
mostly temperate
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Japan’s natural resources (Examples with uses).
Wood for houses
Gold for jewelry and money
Farmland for food
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The basic idea of who they are and what happened to them.
The Aboriginal people of Japan. They had to assimilate to another religion
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The foundation of the religion of Shinto
They had multiple gods called kami and they had celebrations for them
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Demonstrate status of rice
Very important. They considered it as the most important
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Why and how? Homogeneous Society
They traded with China and had a similar alphabet
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Shogun’s responsible for Unifying Japan
Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Effective measures put in place by Ieyasu’s successors
Strict Laws
Alternate Attendance
Sharing Power
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Government Control
Daimyo for local affairs Shogun for military and higher level
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Feudal Triangle
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Ronin, Peasant, Artisans Merchant, Outcast, Non-humans.
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Role of each Social Class
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Emperor: to rule
Shogun: HIgher Government
Daimyo: Local affairs
Samurai: Warriors
Ronin: Samurais without masters
Peasants: Farming
Artisans: Creating decorative objects
Merchants: Trading
Outcast: Forced to live outside village
Hinin: Plays
```
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Role of women
Same as men, but couldn't own property
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Teachings of Confucius
Confucianism taught that everyone had a proper place in society. If everyone accepted their duties and obligations, there would be peace and order. If not, there would be chaos and suffering.
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Five relationships of Confucius
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Father, Children
Husband, Wife
Older brother, Younger brother
Friend, Friend
Ruler, Subject
```
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Chrisianity
Led to new ideas that there was one god
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Exclusion Laws
No communication with outer world
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Dutch scholars
New teachings and ideas
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Farms
Created rice to trade
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Merchant class
Stored and traded with others
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Road Networks
Created markets on the road for people to trade while on road
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Money
Created basic currency
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population
Lot of people to trade with
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Japans Metropolises
Edo
Kyoto
Osaka
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Popular culture
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Floating worlds
Kabuki Theatre
Banraku Theatre
Geishas
Woodblocks
Literature
Books
Haiku
Sumo Wrestling
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Japan’s Utopia
Everyone followed the rules and new everything
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Natural Disasters
Typhoons, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.
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Outside threats
People would come with weapons, and the society would challenge the shogun
