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U2L3 Social
Question | Answer |
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Entourage | A group of attendants or other people who accompany someone, usually of an important rank |
How did castle towns and trading centres grow | When travelers and daimyo stopped on the road while travelling to trade. These spot then became larger and larger due to more and more people stopping at them. |
Examples of castle towns and Japanese metropolises | Edo, Kyoto, Osaka |
Edo was | A large city and government centre |
Osaka was | A large commercial centre |
Kyoto was | An ancient capital of Japan and the home of the imperial palace where the emperor resided |
Popular culture | activities that appeal to the current tastes of the general public |
The daimyo provided education for | the samurai under their leadership |
What is a Kabuki Theatre? | A place with lively action, wild plots, and elaborate costumes and make-up. A mirror of Japanese life. |
Who performed the first kabuki and when? | A woman named Okini in 1607 |
The bakufu banned female actresses from the stage in 1629 because?` | They believed that public morality was being corrupted by the actresses |
Kabuki Theatre was most popular with? | The merchant class |
What is a Banraku Theatre? | A puppet theatre |
What did the Banraku Theatre perform with? | Puppets |
Who was the main demographic for the Banraku Theatre? | adults |
Who are Geishas? | Woman employed and trained in dancing, singing, witty conversation, the tea ceremony, and floral arrangement, and demonstrated etiquette. |
Woodblock images | Were prints of original paintings. |
Three things you could not write about in Edo Japan | Christianity, politics, and something that may disrupt public order |
Who was the first popular writer of Japanese fiction | Ihara Saikaku |
Who developed Haiku? | Basho Matsuo |