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Feudal Japan

Feudal Japan. “Land of the Rising Sun”. Terms to Know. Shinto = Polytheistic religion in Japan; believes all natural things (wind, mountains, trees) have their own spirits; humans should live with respect to them. Clan = group of families related by blood, marriage

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Feudal Japan

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  1. Feudal Japan “Land of the Rising Sun”

  2. Terms to Know • Shinto = Polytheistic religion in Japan; believes all natural things (wind, mountains, trees) have their own spirits; humans should live with respect to them. • Clan = group of families related by blood, marriage • Prince Shotoku = Early emperor of Japan; brought constitution, laws and reforms from China

  3. Topic: Japan’s Chinese Influence • Question: What influence did China have on Japan? Japan… • Allowed Buddhism from China and Korea to spread • Copied, thanks to Shotoku, Chinese-style temples, Chinese and Korean art, medicine, architecture, philosophy…

  4. Reforms, art, medicine, philosophy, and so on… HEY, QUIT COPYING! What do students often say? “I wasn’t copying.”

  5. JAPANESE FEUDAL PYRAMID • Can it be compared to Europe’s during the Middle Ages?

  6. Oh, that’s right…

  7. Japanese Feudal Pyramid

  8. Japanese Feudal Pyramid • Shogun = military and political leader of Japan; “great general” • Daimyo = high-ranking samurai lords who provided the shogun with warriors in exchange for land • Samurai = lower-ranking warriors who served their daimyo in exchange for small manors • Peasants = lowest class; most taxed; worked the land for their lord.

  9. Comparing and Contrasting Feudal Japan and Feudal Europe Japan Europe

  10. Compare and Contrast Area: Feudal Europe Feudal Japan Chain mail (links,) heavy plates of steel Iron, leather, silk and bamboo held together with leather straps Armor Most knights on foot, some on horses Most samurai on foot, some on horses Battle transport Straight sword, mace, ball/chain, bow/arrow, etc Curved sword mainly; some bamboo guns Weapons “Chivalry” (courtesy, protecting serfs, loyalty to lord) “Bushido” (give life to protect daimyo, set good examples) Codes of Honor

  11. Compare and Contrast Latin; Clergy were literate, most others were not Japanese; Shoguns forced most Samurai to learn Literacy When did Feudalism die here? Died around 1400s. People moved off manors and into growing towns Died in late 1800s. Shoguns adopted new technologies; Samurais were no longer needed

  12. Rise of the Shogun • Question: What was Japan like before Shoguns? • From 800-1100AD, mostly peaceful and stable, and refined • Buddhism encouraged, (2 types) • Few other clans were allowed to share power • Emperor most powerful Japanese Buddhist Temple

  13. Question: Why did the Shoguns rise? By 1150, there was… • The leading clan became corrupt • Wars broke out between competing clans. • By 1185, after many exhausting wars, one leader, Yoritomo Minamoto, proved most powerful and became 1st Shogun • Emperors became just figureheads

  14. A cartoon Shogun Yoritomo, 1st Shogun

  15. Shoguns still have influence in Japanese culture today…

  16. Japanese Buddhism Splits! Pure Land Zen Amida Buddha

  17. Term to Know: • Sect = a smaller branch of a bigger religion • Example: Latter day saints = Mormons, but still Christian

  18. Beliefs of Pure Land Buddhism Sect: • Happiness in afterlife for all • Lord Amida is the Buddha, a Buddha of love and mercy. Have faith and chant his name daily • Most popular among the poor. Why?

  19. Beliefs of Zen Buddhism Sect: • Physical and mental exercise is key • Physical exercise = martial arts • Mental exercise = meditation • Meditation = clear the mind of wrong thoughts and desires

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