Spread of civilizations in east Asia: section 5: Japan's feudal age
What were the criteria of a haiku
3 lines, 17 syllables and they were poems
Daimyo
A Japanese feudal lord who commanded a private army of samurai
What would be the equivalent of a shotgun in Europe
A pope or a crusades leader
How did feudalism develop in Japan
Powerful families (daimyo) and the military power of the warlords (shogun) and the samurai ruled the Yamoto still was emperor but the military power was stronger
Shogun
Supreme military commander
Bushido
The Feudal Japanese code of honor among the warrior class.
Seppuku
The Japanese practice of ritual suicide
The Japanese credited "the divine winds" in their protection from the Mongols why
The Mongol ships were destroyed two times from typhoons and they thought that the gods created it and was away for protecting them
What does the code focus on
The samurais way of life
What type of dynasties rule Japan for almost 700 years
The shoguns dynasty
What cultural and artistic traditions emerged and feudal Japan
There was a lot more writing and poetry there's also more acting and different arts music and dance
What changes took place under the Tokugawa shoguns
There was internal peace political stability and economic growth under the military dictatorship founded by Tokugawa Leyasu there was a lot of fighting that took place
How did the Tokugawa control the daimyo
They serve as local rulers leaders of feudalism and large landowners
How do samurai fit in with Confucian values
They showed powerful leaders
What were the kabuki usually about and who was the creator: what did famous for
They were dramas with mime and dance they had very elaborate dancing and make up the creator was Izumo No Okuni
How did the Japanese struggle to incorporate Zen Buddhism with Japanese culture
They were not very religious so was different when Buddhism was introduced
Samurai
Class of warriors in feudal Japan who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.