PPT-Japan – Samurai Society

Learning Target 730  Describe how the Heian Contemporary Kyoto aristocracy created enduring Japanese cultural perspectives that are epitomized in works of prose such as The Tale of Genji one of the worlds first novels. Japan’s. . Geography. Japan is a series of islands—the group consists of over 3000 islands of which 600 are inhabited. . The four main islands, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Hokkaido dominate Japanese history, however. . Jidai. The Age of Warring States. 1467-1573. Shoguns, Too, Lose Power. Kamakura . shogunate. overthrown – rivalries!. Two rival emperors. New shogun clan, Ashikaga, unable to . to. be supreme ruler. Geography. : . Archipelago. :. group . of islands under control of one government. Japanese Religions. Shintoism. -"way of the gods". -worshipped kami (. spirit. found in all living and nonliving things). Mohamed Abdullahi. Ibrahim Saleh. Adrian Nazir . Table of Contents. PG 1: Intro. PG 2: The Katana Blade. PG 3: The Purpose (Expression of the Blade). PG 4: Who’s Not Expressed. PG 5: How The Katana Functions In Society. 19.2 | From Warring States to Centralization. Japanese Social Structure. Emperors | Shoguns | Daimyo | Samurai . The Heian Period. Japanese cultural awakening . Social stability and the rise of the daimyo . The Job of a Samurai. The Samurai were specially trained warriors who served to protect their . daimyo. . While other people fought, the samurai were the absolute elite of combat. During the Shogun era, the Samurai would become a ruling elite in Japan. The Shogun. •The . shogun. , or military ruler of Japan, sent for . Lord Asano. and other nobles to meet with a representative of the . emperor. . A court official, . Lord Kira. was assigned to teach Asano the correct way to behave. When Asano didn’t give Kira a large enough payment for his help, Kira insulted him in front of the other nobles. Asano became angry, pulled his sword and cut Kira’s arm.. L/O – To identify how Japanese society changed during the Meiji Restoration. The Goal of the Meiji Reformers. The primary goal of the Meiji Reformers was to . modernise Japan . in order to end the . © Student Handouts, Inc.. The Tokugawa Shogunate. Tokugawa family ruled Japan from 1603 until 1868 – also known as the Edo period. 1635 – foreign trade limited to China, Korea, and Netherlands at Nagasaki a few times per year. L/O – To identify how Japanese society changed during the Meiji Restoration. The Goal of the Meiji Reformers. The primary goal of the Meiji Reformers was to . modernise Japan . in order to end the . 7. th. Grade World History/Honors. Cobalt Institute of Math and Science. Japanese Samurai. A Samurai’s helmet was often individually decorated.. A Samurai’s armor was made from scales of metal or leather, brightly painted, and laced together with silk or leather.. Vocab. Loess: . Yellow silt blown from deserts into the Yellow River. Dynasty: . a succession of rulers from the same line of descent. Mandate of Heaven: . divine approval to rule. Dynastic Cycle: . a pattern of rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties. Only about 20% are flat coastal plains, and that where the majority of the population resides.. Rely on the sea for their food.. The Ainu. A culture that developed in Japan, possibly moved to Japan from eastern Russia (Siberia).. Starter Sheet . Readings. Year 8 . Hist. - Japan under the Shoguns 1 . Reading Activity . Write down the heading. ________________________________________________. Number the paragraphs.. Circle the metalanguage words : .