Feudal Japan Flashcards
Shogun
Hereditary military commander
Daimyo
One of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun
Peasant
A member of a traditional class of farmers in a pre-industrial society
Artisan
A worker in a skilled trade
Merchant
A business people who trades in order to make a profit
Samurai
A member of a powerful military class in feudal Japan
Describe the social class in Feudal Japan
1: Emperor
2: Shogun
3: Daimyos
4: Samurai
5: Artisans, Merchants and Peasants
What are the 4 Noble truths of Buddhism?
- All life, from birth to death, is filled with suffering
- This suffering is caused by a craving for worldly things
- Suffering will stop when one learns to overcome desire
- We can learn to overcome desire by following the 8-fold path
What are the steps in the 8-Fold Path?
- Right Understanding (grasping Buddha’s teachings)
- Right Thought (thinking kind thoughts)
- Right Speech (not telling lies or using angry words)
- Right Action (not harming any person or animal)
- Right Work (doing jobs that help others and make no one suffer)
- Right Effort (thinking before you act)
- Right Mindfulness (being alert or aware)
- Right Meditation (gaining a calm and focused mind)
List some of the beliefs of the Shinto religion?
- Belief in kami: sacred or divine beings (exist as spiritual beings and in nature)
- Shinto followers are to live in harmony
- Have a kamidana within the home and workplace: these would be purified daily and daily offerings are placed on them for the Kami
- Any place where a kami is manifested is a sacred place: natural objects and the precincts and altars of Shinto shrines
- One’s purpose is to maintain the pure and natural state of existence
What is Japan’s flag called?
Hinomaru
What is the title of Japan’s national anthem?
Kimigayo
What are Japan’s 8 regions?
- Hokkaido
- Tohoku
- Kanto
- Chubu
- Kinki
- Chugoku
- Shikoku
- Kyushu-Okinawa
What is the role of the imperial family?
To promote international friendship
Emperor
Supreme ruler of an empire
