History Flashcards
What are the Eras from oldest to newest?
Jomon - yayoi - kofun - nara - Heian - Kamakurr - muromachi - azuchi momoyama - Edo - Meji, Taisho - Showa
What era when people lived by hunting, fishing and gathering wild nuts?
Jomon
What is Jomon clayware?
Used for cooking and rituals
What era was it when rice cultivation was introduced?
Yayoi
What is the oldest wodden building in the world? and what era?
Horuji temple during the Kofun era
What are kofun tombs?
served as tombs for the powerful
What prince was in the kofun period?
Prince Shotoku
What prince established a political system centered on the emperor?
Prince Shotoku in the Kofun Period
What period was when Enovys were sent to china?
Nara Period
During the Nara period, the capital nara was established where?
Heijo-kyo
What was the capital during the Heian Period?
Kyoto
What period was it when Nobility gained power?
Heian
What period was it of the emergence of the samurai?
Heian
What period is considered one of the most culturally rich periods in japanese history?
Heian
What period was the Tale of Genji written in?
Heian
What period was the japanese kana writing system created?
Heian
What is the tale of genji?
Worlds oldest full length novel thats 54 chapters (Heian Period)
- author was a court lade
- story centers on romantic relationships and personal connections
What period when minamoto yorito became a shogun? and his name?
Kamakura Period / Kamakura Shogunate
What period was it when there was a Mogul invation?
Kamakura Period
What was the culture in the kamakura period?
- Realistic powerful buddhist sculptures were creamed
- buddhism became popular among common people
what period was a shogunate in kyoto?
Muromachi Period
who established a shogunate during a muromachi period?
Ashikaga Takauji
What was the culture in muromachi period?
- zen temples were built (kinakuji temple)
- Noh, kyogen, tea ceremoney and ikebana (flower arrangement)
what period was it when there was a war over the succession of the shogun triggered Azuchi
Momoyama (Sengoku) period?
Muromachi Period
What period was Oda Nobunaga in?
Azuchimomoyama (destroyed the muromachi shogunate and tried to unify japan)
What period was toyotomi hideyoshi in?
Azuchimomoyama
Who was next in power during the Azuchimomoyama period?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
What was the culture during the Azuchimomoyama period?
- vibrant culture
- chinese lions
- painting on a folding screen
What are the 2 castles during the Azuchimomoyama period?
Azuchi and Osaka
Who established the shogunate during the Edo period?
Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603
How long did the edo shogunate lasted?
260 years
What was the control measures during the edo period?
- strict laws
- sankinkotai system
What policy was adopted by the edo shogunate?
Self-isolation policy
Who is Matthew C. Perry? (what period?)
commodore of the united states navy in the edo period
What was developed during the edo period?
agriculture and industries
What is ukiyoe?
Ukiyoe are prints that was produced during the edo period
What period was the imperial restoration?
Meiji Period
What was the capital during the Meiji period?
Edo was renamed Tokyo and became the capital
What was changed in peoples daily life during the Meiji period?
Carriages lamps, railroads, brick buildings, eating beef
What period was world war 1?
Taisho period
What was the cuisine in the taisho period?
Yoshoko Cuistine (served japanese-western dishes like curry rice)
What were the architectures in the Taisho Period?
Combination of western and traditional style
