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1400 Week 13 Flashcards

1
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What was Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s role in noh drama?

A

He was the only actor who could portray himself on stage, the plays must also celebrate his family and achievements while he paid a special court to praise his performances

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How did the Tokugawa period begin?

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Ieyasu Tokugawa won the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600

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How long did the Tokugawa period last?

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1603-1867

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4
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Where did the emperor reside during the Tokugawa period?

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Tokyo

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5
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What determined the rank of Daimyo?

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Their name and the amount of rice they produced

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6
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What are Shimpan?

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Daimyo related to the shogun

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What are fudai?

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The inside Daimyo who worked closely alongside the shogun (were more trusted than the shimpan)

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What are Tozama

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Outside daimyo

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What was the Honjin?

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A licensed inn where Daimyo erected banners to show prestige

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10
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What was Hakone Pass?

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A checkpoint outside of Edi where travellers had to ensure they had no weapons

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11
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How much of Edo was occupied by samurai?

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50%

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12
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What were the Hatamoto?

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Bannermen, they were the highest rank of the daimyo’s entourage

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13
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What are Gokenin?

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Impoverished warriors who depended on stipends of rice

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14
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What are Ronin?

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Masterless samurai, warriors without a Daimyo to follow

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15
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What were the bakufu?

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Tent governments or political governments within Edo

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16
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Social relationships in a feudal society?

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Are personal and hierarchical

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Political relations in a feudal society are

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Between lord and vassal

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Economic relations in a feudal society are

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Agrarian

19
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What is the Baku-Han system?

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The distribution of power between the bakufu and the various han

20
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What were the habits and lifestyle of Tokugawa Daimyo based on?

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They were warrior style variations of ancient Kyoto court customs, practices , and etiquette

21
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How did the bakufu treat warrior-officials?

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Members of the military houses were treated differently than the positions held by court nobility

22
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What are some titles issued to warriors of the Tokugawa period (4)?

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  • Governor
  • minister of the right
  • major counselor
  • minor counselor
23
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What did Hayashi Razan’s Honcho tsugan include?

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Establishment of the lineages and behaviours of the shogun and Daimyo as ranks risen in Japanese society

24
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What does Munenori’s bamboo sword imply?

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That sword fighting had evolved from a military technique to a martial art

25
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How many generations did it take for warriors to become true upper-class nobility?

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Three or four months

26
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Where did the standard language of modern Japan originate?

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The mix of upper-class warriors and Edo-born chi in who spent time with samurai

27
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How were chonin impacted by the production of Edo?

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Their homes were often relocated due to fire safety and construction

28
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How large was the chonin population in Edo?

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500,000

29
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Why is early Edo compared to civil war?

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Due to ongoing conflicts between artisans and merchants

30
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What was the name of the “licensed ward” in Edo

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The Yoshiwara Quarter

31
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What is tsu?

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The connoisseurship of Edo lifestyle in the pleasure quarters

32
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Who brought prostitution under control for the first time in the last w 1500s?

A

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

33
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Who set up the first licensed quarter in Kyoto in 1589?

A

Hara Saburoemon

34
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When did the Yoshiwara official quarter open?

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1618

35
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Why were official pleasure quarters created?

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To control thieves, kidnappers/prostitution, and unemployed samurai

36
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What were the three main rules of the official pleasure quarters?

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  • prostitution was only allowed within the quarter
  • courtesans couldn’t leave the quarter
  • suspicious loiterers were to be questioned
37
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What are tayu?

A

First class courtesans

38
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What is the name of second-class courtesans?

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Tenjin

39
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How much did one night with a tayu cost?

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Approximately 53 monme of silver

40
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How did courtesans inspire a drive for education and sensibility?

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The higher up courtesans chose who they wanted regardless of how rich they were, and most preferred smarter men

41
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Why did pleasure quarters become more popular in the 1650s and 60s?

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The townspeople and merchants had spend time amassing the wealth required to visit the quarters

42
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When did the culture of high-class courtesans end?

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1760s

43
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Who replaced the tayu?

A

Yobidashi/call-girls

44
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What ended the role of the pleasure quarters for good?

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The Kansei Reforms

HUMA 1400 (21 decks)

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