Transcript Chapter 14 Section 3

Chapter 14 Section 3
Life In Medieval Japan
Pages 498-504 Questions 1-5
1. How did Shinto and Buddhist religions
meet different needs in Japan?
• Shinto was concerned with daily everyday life,
while Buddhism got one ready for the afterlife or
the life to come.
2. What were Noh plays, and how were
they performed?
• Noh Plays are Japan’s oldest form of acting and
entertainment. It is on a bare stage, actors wear
mask and ornate robes, dance and chant poetry.
• Very Boring
3. Show the characteristics of Pure
Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism?
Pure Land
Buddhism
Zen
Buddhism
Sect of Mahayana Buddhism
Began in India
Spread to China→Korea→Japan
Believe in a happy after life
Sect of Mahayana Buddhism
Monks brought Zen from China
1100’s
Find peace through self control
Looked toward Lord Amida
Buddha of love and mercy
Created a paradise in the clouds
They Chant her name
Control their bodies through
Martial Arts
Meditation helped people to relax
and find inner peace
4. How did guilds benefit artisans and
Daimyos?
• Guilds offered protection from rival artisans and
sold daimyos goods they could not get
themselves?
5. Why do you think women lost some of
their freedoms when Japan became a
Warrior Society?
• Japan was a male dominated society so when they
became a warrior society the Male Chauvinism
rose placing women under tighter restrictions.