Unit 6 - Political Powers - Japan & Analysis Questions Flashcards
Definition of Archipelago
A chain of islands
Definition of Shintoism (3)
- Main belief system for Japan
- Emphasized respect for nature
- Kami: Divine Spirits that lived in Nature
(Can coexist w/ Buddhism & has no founder, God or complex ritual)
Definition of Heian Period (3)
- The Tale of Genji revealed the lives of nobility
- Peak of Japanese Imperial Court
- Art, Poetry & Literature
Definition of Bushido
Code of Honor that all Samurai must follow
Definition of Seppuku
Ritual Suicide performed by Samurai to regain their own and family’s honor
Definition of Shogun
Military Leader
Definition of Daimyo
High Ranking Samurai
Definition of Samurai
Warrior Class
What is the Social Pyramid of Japan after the Heian Period?
- Shogun
- Daimyo
- Samurai
- Peasants
- Traders & Merchants
(Emperor is just the religious leader and has no power over the military)
Definition of Tokugawa Shogunate (4)
- Military Government
- Daimyo moved to Edo (to centralize power)
- Peasants moved to city (expensive farmland)
- Closed Country Policy & Feudalism
What was the closed country policy? (3)
- Persecution of Christianity was an attempt to control foreign law
- Borders were Closed in 1639
- Only Dutch & China can trade at Nagasaki
Definition of Haiku (2)
- Poetry which does not express ideas but images
- 3 Lines, 17 Syllables (5 - 7 - 5)
How did the Tang & Song maintain control over their Regions? (3)
- Centralized Gov.
- Civil Service System - Prevented Corruption
- Promoted Farming & Trade - Strengthens Economy, Centralized Power and Golden Age
How did the Mongols maintain control over their Regions? (3)
- Genghis Khan United Mongolia (Allies)
- Brutal Military Techniques (Burned Conquered Villages to Ground)
- Autonomy - Strong Central Gov.
Compare the achievements of the Tang and Song to previous golden ages (Rome, Athens or Gupta)
Athenian Golden Age
1. Tang Dynasty had achievements in poetry & painting (Like Athens)
2. Song Dynasty had innovations in Printing, Gunpowder & Navigation