Ch 12 World History

Figurehead

Person who appears to be in charge when someone else is really in control

Noh

Japanese drama that appealed to nobles and samurai

Mantra

Sacred word, chant, or sound that is repeated over and over again to advance one’s spiritual growth

How did mainland China and Korea impact Japan

• Buddhism

• Writhing system

• make paper, silk, and metal

Who was the first shogun?

Minamoto Yoritamo

Put these in order of social class: Merchants, artisans, samurai and ronin, emperor, daimyo, peasants, shogun.

Emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai and ronin, peasants, artisans, merchants

Japanese and European feudalism ven diagram

•Japanese:

-influenced by Buddhism, Shinto, and Confucianism

-bushido

-samurai

-daimyo

•both:

-both came in times of violence and war

-soldiers had code of conduct

•European:

-influenced by Christianity

-chivalry

-knights

-nobles

How did the Jokugawa Dynasty bring peace to Japan?

• Ordered Daimyo to destroy their castles and move to Edo (Tokyo)

•Had to leave their families behind in Edo if they left