Intellectual trends in edo japan

What was the inadvertent consequence of sankin kotai?

Stimulationg trade, encouraging travel and spreading urban culture to the hinterland.

What motivation did Basho possesss when elevating haiku to the level of a fine art?

makepoetry accessible for commoners.

What constituted the floating world in the Genroku era?

Two pleasure zones:the brothel district and the theathers celebrated in woodblock prints of coutesans and actors and pornography.

4.What was the purpose of scholarship, according to Ito Jinsai? (“Tokugawa Settlement”)

was to show how to put morality based on benevolence and love into practice.

5.Which Chinese classics did Ogyu prioritize over the teachings of Conficius? (“Tokugawa Settlement”)

He argued nthat only the most ancient of chinese texts those that predated confucious were worthy of study, containing teachings of the sage kings.

6. What was Ogyu’s position to the case of 47 retainers from Ako? (“Tokugawa Settlement”)

Sorai applauded the deed but acceeded to the official position since they had broken the law against private vendettas, having to atone by committing suicide.

7. How did the Shinkaku school justify the merchant class? (“Tokugawa Settlement”)

He argued the merchants deserved to make a just profit because their profit was  equivalent to the samurais.

8.What message did Norinaga attempt to convey with the concept of the “true heart”?

Japanesne values were superior to those of other people they were born perfect.

9. What were the main themes of the “Dutch Studies”? (“Tokugawa Settlement”)

human anatomy, astronomy, geograhy and military science

10. What social problem led to ikki , a form of rural protest?? (“Maturation and Decay”)

continuing inequities and injustice, unjust officials, high taxes after bad harvests.