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Aim: How did feudalism shape ancient Japanese society? L48Japan

Aim: How did feudalism shape ancient Japanese society? L48Japan. Do Now : Based on this document, what is seppuku and why would a samurai perform it?

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Aim: How did feudalism shape ancient Japanese society? L48Japan

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  1. Aim: How did feudalism shape ancient Japanese society? L48Japan Do Now: Based on this document, what is seppuku and why would a samurai perform it? In the world of the warrior, seppuku was a deed of bravery that was admirable in a samurai who knew he was defeated, disgraced, or mortally wounded. It meant that he could end his days with his wrongdoing wiped away and with his reputation not merely intact but actually enhanced. The cutting of the abdomen released the samurai’s spirit in the most dramatic fashion, but it was an extremely painful and unpleasant way to die, and sometimes the samurai who was performing the act asked a loyal comrade to cut off his head at the moment of agony.

  2. Aim: How would feudalism impact daily life in Japan? L49feudalism Do now: Regents question of the day!

  3. Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Emperor Shogun Land - Shoen Loyalty Land - Shoen Daimyo Daimyo Loyalty Samurai Samurai Samurai Food Protection Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant

  4. Code of Bushido • Fidelity • Politeness • Virility • Simplicity

  5. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide It is honorable to die in this way. Kaishaku – his “seconds”

  6. Full Samurai Attire

  7. Samurai Sword

  8. Zen Buddhism A Japanese variation of the Mahayana form of Buddhism, which came from India through China. It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.

  9. Shintoism • Shinto, which means "Way of the Gods," is the traditional religion of Japan that focuses on nature. • Established: Shinto was was founded around the year 500 BCE. • Founder: Evolved from a mixture of tribal religions with similar beliefs. • Currently Practiced: Most common in Japan. • Emperor was considered divine by the people who practiced Shinto. • Appreciation for nature. • Every mountain, river, plant, animal, and all the diverse phenomena of heaven and earth have spirits, or kami, which inhabit them. Reverence is paid to the ancestors through the practice of ancestor worship.

  10. Osaka Castle

  11. Main Gate of Hiroshima Castle

  12. Aim: How did the Tokugawa Shogunate isolate Japan? L50Shoguns Do Now: Regents Question of the day!!

  13. Tokugawa Shogunate Period 1) Japan closed off to all trade [except to the Dutch and Chinese].  • The Dutch were restricted to a small island in Nagasaki harbor. 2) Japanese Christians persecuted and Christianity is forbidden. 3) The government is centralized with all power in the hands of the shogun. 4) Domestic trade flourishes. 5) Merchant class becomes rich!  6) New art forms  haiku poetry, kabuki theater.

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