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12.4: Emergence of Japan and Feudal Age
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- 1UjiClans by which early Japanese society was divided
-each had own chief & special god or goddess
-some clan chiefs/leaders were women - 2HonshuThe largest island of Japan
- 3Yamato ClanA clan of Japan that dominated a corner of Honshu
-Became the only Japanese dynasty
-Japanese emperor still traces roots to this clan
-claimed direct descent from sun god, Amaterasu - 4ShintoWorship of the forces of nature
-means "way of kami" (kami is the superior natural or divine powers)
-still a religion in Japan
-shrines dedicated to special sites or objects, such as mountains - 5selective borrowingthe term used to describe the way in which the Japanese adopted some Chinese culture, modified some Chinese culture, and discarded some
- 6The Tale of GenjiConsidered the world's first novel, by Murasaki Shikibu (a woman), written from the male perspective
Tells of the adventures and romance of Prince Genji and his son, set in an imperial court, depicts life of an artistocrat - 7samuraiLesser warriors in Japanese feudal system
-means "those who serve"
-had their own code of values - 8Bushidomeans "the way of the warrior"
code of samurai in which they pledge honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to their country - 9Zena Buddhist sect from China that became very popular
-emphasized self reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty
-somewhat contradictory values
-reverence for nature
-elaborate tea ceremony - 10DaimyoUnder the shogun in the feudal system, considered vassal lords; shogun would distribute land to them, they would distribute to samurai
- 11Shogunthe supreme military commander in feudal Japan, had the most power
- 12Archipelagoa chain of islands
-Japan's consists of 4 islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku - 13Based on what we read of The Tale of Genji, how did Japanese men expect Japanese women to behave? What significance does this hold in relation to Japanese culture and the treatment of women?Women....
-shouldn't require "training" (should have all of these qualities already
-shouldn't complain, should work diligently, should be calm
-should not give herself attention or demand attention from others
-if there is a "crises" (affair), woman should overlook the incident, be quiet and generous, but may give subtle hints that she knows what happened
this says that in Japanese culture (in this time period):
-women were not given much freedom at all and were expected to be submissive to their husbands no matter what
-women also had little social/political/economic power
-women were servants to men - 14How did the age of the samurai affect Japanese culture?-samurai were the fighting aristocracy, and behaved according to bushido
***affected women's status***
-previously could have some power by being trained in military arts or supervising their family's estates
-as age of samurai progressed, women were not able to inherit from their family (only sons could), were stripped of other powers they previously could have
-however, bushido did not put women on a pedestal as chivalry did; women had to do house chores and serve their husbands
***age of samurai also brought about the feudal system, with classes of the shogun, daimyos, samurai, peasants & artisans, and merchants - 15Why did the Japanese begin to believe that they were a special people, chosen by the gods?Kublai Khan and the Mongols tried to invade Japan by sea twice, but a typhoon destroyed a large part of their fleet each time. The Japanese credited this to the kamikaze, or divine winds