Review Sheet for the Final Exam – EAS190: Confucianism and the Samurai Ethic
The format of the exam will
be as follows:
Part 1: Identification (12
terms, 2 pts. each)
Part 2: Multiple Choice (20
questions, 2 pts. each)
Part 3: Essay (2 questions,
18 pts. each)
To help you study for the
exam, I've made the following list of terms. Generally speaking, you should be
familiar with all the terms below. The
terms for the identification part of the exam will be taken directly from this
list.
metaphysics
epistemology
aesthetics
ethics
propriety
benevolence
filial piety
loyalty
reciprocity
righteousness
the five Confucian
relationships
the Rectification of Names
the "Way"
Taoism
chuntzu
shih/shi
Confucius
hierarchy of knowledge
Prince Shōtoku
Chu Hsi
feudalism
Tokugawa/Edo period
samurai‑farmer‑artisan‑merchant
social division
Neo‑Confucianism
fundamental rationalism
historicism
humanism
ethnocentrism
Wang Yangming (Ōyōmei)
school
National Learning
Shintō
Buddhism
Hayashi Razan
Yamazaki Ansai
Hosoi Heishū
makoto
Hagakure
samurai
shōgun
bakufu
bushidō
shidō
Kaibara Ekken
The Great Learning for
Women ("Women and Wisdom")
obligation vs human emotion
harakiri (seppuku)
Takizawa Bakin
The Charter Oath
The Constitution of 1868
Imperial Rescript on
Education
Ito Hirobumi
The Fundamentals of Our
National Polity
Meiji Emperor
Imperialism
Shōwa Emperor (aka
Hirohito)
World War II
suicide missions
modern values