Japan Under the Shoguns Flashcards
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Which religion believed in worshipping nature spirits?
Shintoism
Which religion believed in the concept of being in harmony with the universe?
Taoism
Which religion believed in the importance of Jesus Christ?
Catholicism
Which religion believed in seeing the beauty in simple things?
Zen Buddhism
Which religion believed in the importance of correct behaviour?
Confucianism,
What religion believed that suffering could be overcome through enlightenment?
Buddhism.
What type of leader ruled the Nara Period?
Emperor.
What type of leader ruled the Heian Period?
Emperor.
What type of leader ruled the Kamakura period?
Shogun.
What type of leader ruled during the Muromachi period?
The Shoguns were in charge and made all the decisions but the Emperor was the face of everything that was happening.
What type of leader ruled during the Togukawa/Edo period?
Shoguns.
What was the order of the Shogunate Japan periods?
Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi, Togukawa.
What was a shogun?
A hereditary commander in chief in feudal japan.
What was the role of a shogun?
They were military dictators that had the power to change laws, trade in their country and national policies.
What was the Shogunate?
The government of Japan controlled by the shoguns.
What were the Samurai?
Japanese warriors that were members of the army that defended Japan in battle.
What were the Daimyo?
The feudal lords of Japan who controlled the provinces of Japan and were the leaders of powerful samurai warrior bands.
What does Daimyo directly translate to?
‘Great name’
What was the Bakufu?
The headquarters of a military general.
What was the Bushido?
The way of the warrior, the samurai code of conduct.
What were the Ronin?
Samurai without a Daimyo, classed as hinin, or outcasts.
What was seppuku?
Ritual suicide as an act of honour.
What was the first country to invade Japan?
Mongols in the 13th Century.
Who was on the bottom of the Feudal Japan social pyramid?
Merchants.
