About 4/5ths of the population was made up by this social class.

Japanese stories were made possible by the invention of this.

A 5-7-5 syllable, 3-line verse of poetry is known as this.

The majority of Japanese women led sheltered and restricted lives as these.

Known as the puppeteering theater.

Ideal society depended on this.

The Classics were made in this form.

T/F Any poem written in the form of haiku in a language other than Japanese is known as a haiku.

The rise of large commercial centers increased employment opportunities for these people.

Kabuki plays are typically written about this.

Held the responsibility of military and police interactions with the peasants.

In their homes, Japanese people hung what kind of art to portray classical literature.

Haiku is a type of poetry that presents this instead of an idea.

Prospered the most in Tokugawa society.

Reserved for the upper class, these dance dramas are the most traditional and oldest form of Japanese theater,

This social class bore the main tax burden and faced more difficulties than any other class.

Townspeople read a new type of fiction, realistic stories about this.

Known as the greatest haiku poet, this man wrote
Tabi ni yande
Yume wa Kareno o
Kakemeguru
before his death in 1694.

Edo had grown from a small village to perhaps the largest city in the world with this many people.

Kabuki acts are performed by these people.

Levels of society.

This story is about a young boy born from a peach who saves his village and known as one of the greatest Japanese stories of all time.

Basho's haiku's were mostly based off of this.

The urban population grew from 18 to this percent of the entire population.

Kabuki actors used this to cover their faces.