Questão | Responda |
Archipelago | A chain of islands |
Kami | Superior powers that are natural or divine |
Shinto | "The way of kami" The worship of the forces of nature |
Tsunami | Tidal waves, powerful and destructive |
Selective Borrowing | Accepting some influences but modifying or denying others |
Filial Piety | The careful management of the relationships between inferior and superior peoples |
Kana | Phonetic symbols representing syllables |
Samurai | "Those who serve" Fighting aristocracy, equivalent of Eurpean knights |
Shogun | Supreme military commander Held the real power in society |
Bushido | "Way of the warrior" Samurai code of values Emphasized honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to one's lord |
Kamikaze | "Divine winds" Japanese attributed these winds to their victory over the Mongols |
Seppuku | Ritual suicide Committed when samurai betrayed the code of bushido |
Daimyo | Warrior lords |
Emperor | Political figurehead Technically at the head of society but the shoguns held the power |
Merchants | Lowest class in society because they earned their wealth off the labor of others |
Peasants | 3/4 pf Japanese society Worked the land |
Artisans | Craftsmen Made swords and armor for the samurai class |
Zen | Buddhist sect from China Emphasized self reliance, meditation, and devotion to duty |
Noh | early style of Japanese drama No scenery Men wore masks Chorus chanted lines Slow action with special meaning |
Kabuki | less refined Noh plays including comedy or melodrama |
Bunraku | Puppet plays Narrator and near-life-sized puppets |
Onnagata | Man who plays the part of a woman |
Aragoto | "Rough business" Style of acting Emphasized aggressiveness and masculinity |
Mie | An exaggerated pose involving crossing the eyes and making a dramatic face employed in the aragoto style of acting |
Uji | Clan |
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