Feudal Japan Flashcards

165227447	Feudalism	Just like the feudal system in Europe: Shogun-hereditary divine emperor (hereditary king crowned by pope,) samurai (knights,) daimyo (lords and barons,) buisido (chivalry-code of conduct).	0
165227448	2. Prince Shotoku	Ruled during the Yamato Period. Sent people to China to bring back their culture to organize Japan; wrote 17 article constitution.	1
165227449	3. Agriculture	A mainly agricultural society, but the production of food on the small, wet island of Japan was hard so food=power.	2
165227450	4. Kanji characters	Japan took the idea from China and made it their own; allowed them to become civilized and record their history.	3
165227451	5. Confucianism and Buddhism	Also taken from China, these beliefs become part of Japanese government, code of conduct, and daily life; Buddhism combines with Japan's ancestor worship to form Shinto.	4
165227452	6. The Tale of Genji	First novel written in Japanese, some say the first novel written ever; author was a woman, Murasaki Shikibu, who invented a new kind of Japanese script to write with called kana.	5
165227453	7. Code of the Bushido	Code of conduct even more strict than those in Europe written during the Kamakura Shogunate period.	6
165227454	8. Influence of Korea	Many Koreans moved to Japan after their relations broke down around 500; the sudden flow of immigrants caused a lot of confusion in Japan, but they brought with them pieces of their culture, such as ancestor worship and other ideas that Korea got from China.	7
165227455	9. Poetry	Comes as a result of literacy and other civilized traits gained by adapting Chinese concepts; poetry flourishes as a common form of expression and develops Japan's unique style.	8
165227456	10. Nara	The first capitol city of Japan; marked the beginning of Japan's classical period and showed the beginnings of a Japanese pattern of administrations and institutions.	9