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- 1differences between shinto and christianity and islam- many gods
- no sacred scripture
- anything can be divine - 2Who is izanami and Izanagi?primitive dieties
mother and father of many gods including the sun goddess - 3sun goddess's japanese nameamaterasu
- 4relationship between amaterasu and japans royal familygrandmother of emperor jimmu
- 5japans most important shinto shrineIse Grand Shrine
- 6why is ise grand shrine so important?where amaterasu is enshrined
- 7when japan became a unified country which city became Japan's capital city?Nara
- 8Nara was a smaller version of which Tang Dynasty Era City?Chang'an
- 9the capital city was moved from nara to where?kyoto
- 10With the new captial city in Kyoto, Japan began a new erathe Heian era
- 11The Heian Era in Japan marked the beginning of Japanese literature and poetry. Which class/rank of people dominated this era?Aristocracy (Fujiwara Family)
- 12The fujiwara family was controlling Japan's Royal family. How?The daughters would marry the emperors to keep the father as an in-law
- 13The Fujiwara Family didnt want to collect taxes from their manor/farms. Whom did they turn to when collecting taxes??The samurais (warriors)
- 14Which Samurai family became very powerful first? (keyword powerful)The Taira Family
- 15When the Taira family was too arrogant another family was asked to defeat them which family was that?The Minamoto Family
- 16After the minamoto family defeated the Taira family, the emperor fave the title of Shogun to Miyamoto Yoritomo. What did Yoritomo do with that title?Established a military operation and guiding the kamakura era
- 17What is the Japanese name for this military government?Bafuku
- 18While the bakufu was operating in kamakura, where did the emperor live in japan?Kyoto
- 19The bakufu in Kamakura face its biggest challege in 1274 and 1281 respectively. what was the challenge about?The mongols came from China via the korean peninsula
- 20Why did the mongols fail to take over japan?the kamikaze blew through (divine wind)
- 21The samurai ethics is called?Bushido
- 22What were the samurais known for?- loyalty
- high pain tolerance
- discipline
- single minded focus
- fearlessness
- harakiri in the event of dishonor and defeat - 23Describe how the japanese people behave in japan- polite
- clean
- team-oriented
- humble
- respectful
- low-key
- dutiful - 24Which religion made the Japanese want to be cleanshinto
- 25Why was buddhism so readily accepted in japan when japan already had shinto?buddhism was much more sophisticated compared to shinto
- 26without the influence of china, japan would not have become an advanced nation/ why so?copied
- language
- clothes
- government system
- law - 27How did buddhism and shinto peacefully co-exist in Japan for so many centuries?because shinto focuses on the celebration of life while buddhism teaches how to live. not mutually exclusive
- 28Why is it that the japanese people try so much into making things perfect?the samurai way insists they try their absolute hardest to perfect ones craft
- 29there are three distinct Buddhist sects emerged during the Kamakura Era in Japan. What are they?- pure land
- zen
- nichiren buddhism - 30What did shinran of pure land buddhism teach?anyone can attain dalvation simply by trusting in amida buddhas saving grace. faith along is sufficient of one's salvation.
- 31What did Dogen teach? He brought Zen Buddhism from Chinaliving each and every moment to the fullest. single-minded meditation must apply to all facets of one's life. You reveal you Buddha nature through good Buddhist behaviors.
- 32What did Nichiren teach?Nichiren emphasizes repeated recitation of the mantra mani myoho renge kyo. gives health, happiness, and enlightenment. earned a lot of enemies from this
- 33with regard to the mongolian invasion of japan, what did Nichiren teach?japan was saved by kamikaze
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