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.