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Japanese Feudalism, the Mongols, and the Ottoman Empire Flashcards

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What did the Samurai do?

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They were expert fighters who protected land.

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What weapons would a samurai use?

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sword, bow+arrow, eventually guns

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What was a ronin?

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A samurai without a daimyo

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What are the two codes the samurai lived by?

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Bushido and the way of horse and bow

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What is the role of the ninja?

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A samurai with stealth, for discreet missions.

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What weapons did ninjas use?

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Kama, Shuriken

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How were the roles of ninjas and samurai different in medieval Japan?

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Ninjas were not elite, and worked stealthily.

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Which two religions dominate Japan?

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Buddhism and Shintoism

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What is Shintoism based on?

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nature, spirits (kami)

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What caused bad things to happed?

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evil spirits

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What are kami?

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spirits of ancestors

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What is the purpose of Shinto rituals?

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to keep away bad kami

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How did Buddhism appeal to the samurai?

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it stresses discipline, and samurai are masters of that.

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What is gagaku?

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the oldest style of Japanese music, which includes strings, winds, and percussion.

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What is Noh and who invented it?

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A type of drama invented by Zeami.

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What is Bunraku and who invented it?

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A type of drama that uses puppets, Invented by Uemura Bunrakuken.

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What have the Japanese always looked toward for a food source?

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the sea

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How much of the world’s seafood do the Japanese eat today?

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12% of the world’s fish

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What are sushi and sashimi?

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Sushi contains a rice + vegetable mix and sashimi is truly raw fish.

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Where did the earliest settlers to Japan come from?

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the North and West

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What do Gassho style houses look like?

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simple homes with wooden frames, and steep hatched roofs.

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Who is the highest in the Japanese Feudal system?

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the emperor

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