Art History 1 S10: Japan
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- Draw a map of Japan and label the four main islands.
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Hokkaido-small, north
Honshu-longest, in middle
Shikoku-tiny, southernmost
Kyusho-tiniest, b/w Honshu and Shikoku on southside - The __ Culture is the prehistoric culture of Japan that reigned from approximately 13,000BCE to 300CE.
- Joman
- The main food crop grown in Japan from 300CE onward was __.
- rice
- Contemporary Japanese "see no conflict in having __ weddings and __ funerals."
- Shinto, Buddhist
- The military class in Japan after the Heian period was known as __. After a period of restructuring, some former military lost their positions and roamed the countryside as mercenaries known as __.
- sumurai, Ronin
- The most popular form of Buddhism in Jaman is __ __ Buddhism, in which one chants a single phrase to gain admission to paradise.
- Pure Land
- Name the two traditional capital cities of Japan.
- Tokyo and Kyoto
- Like Chinese, Japanese writing is read from __ to __ and from __ to __
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top to bottom
right to left - The world's first known novel is __.
- Genji
- Ther term __ calls up the idea of the "Beauty of Stillness."
- sabi
- The term for popular Japanese woodblock prints is __ meaning "Pictures of the __ World."
- Ukiyo-e, Floating
- Four people are traditionally involved in the production of a woodblock print:
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1-money guy
2-the artist
3-the carver
4-the printmaker - Ther term "Polychrome" means __ __
- many colors
- Name one of the series of woodblock prints by Utamaro.
- 3 Beauties of Edo
- Name one of the series of woodblock prints by Hokusai.
- The Great Wave of Kanagawa.
- True or False: Japanese collectors have always known of the value of Ukiyo-e prints.
- false
- For what reason do Japanese Tea-Houses have low doorways?
- ??