1400 Week 12 Flashcards
(41 cards)
How did China influence Japan?
Through religion and social construction
Who was the first shogun?
Minamoto no Yoritomo
What was the Sengoku period?
The Warring States period, lasted from 1467-1568, constant warfare towards the end of the Ashikaga period
When was the period of unification?
1585-1600
What are samurai in the Tokugawa period?
Those who serve in close attendance to nobility
Who were the Daimyo?
Higher-up samurai, often in charge of sects and leaders to groups of samurai
What was the shogun?
The most powerful warrior during the Tokugawa period, pulled the strings from behind the scenes of the Emperor
Who were the Three Unifiers?
- Oda Nobubaga
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
How did Oda Nobunaga showcase his power among Buddhist sects?
Neutralized Buddhist temples in competition of political power, confiscating their land and absorbing them into his own
How did Oda Nobunaga die?
He was assassinated (or captured and forced to commit seppuku)
How did Oda Nobunaga control the public?
Confiscated the weapons of the peasantry and began the construction of a castle HQ
What was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s background?
He came from peasantry without a family name, worked at becoming a cultured leader of Japan
What were the rules of daimyo under Toyotomi Hideyoshi?
- they were forced to spend half of their time within the capital and half in the country
- families of daimyo remained in the capital under his watch
- daimyo must possess a domain with an annual yield of at least 10,000 koko
What was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s impact on the Japanese class system?
He froze classes, prohibiting social mobility and emphasizing the distinction between warrior and peasant
Which country did Toyotomi Hideyoshi invade?
He invaded Korea then set his sights on China
Which of the three unifiers took up the position of shogun?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
What was the role of Edo during Tokugawa Period
Created by Tokugawa as the major centre of government
How did Tokugawa Ieyasu treat the samurai?
He tamed them by turning them into civil servants
Who was Sen no Rikyu
- Buddhist monk
- retainer of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- developed the tea ceremony
What is the slogan of the Japanese tea ceremony?
Boil water, brew tea, drink tea
Which aesthetics are embraced by the tea ceremony?
The Japanese aesthetics of simplicity, impermanence and wabi
Why are Japanese tea huts so low?
So that all members are forced to enter on their knees, implying that everybody is of equal status
What is Wabi?
Based on the separation of society experienced by a hermit, but became the rejection of material things; spiritual enrichment
What is gekokujo?
The overthrow of superiors by subordinates
