Warm-up Questions What were the powerful military lords who held small territories called? Who was the first shogun Japan?
Military Society Chapter 15 Medieval Japan Military Society Chapter 15
Alabama Course of Study Describe China’s influence on culture, politics, and economics in Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Examples: Culture – describing the influence on art, architecture, language, and religion; Politics – describing changes in civil service; Economics – introducing patterns of trade
Today’s Learning Targets I can summarize the influence of China upon Japan’s culture. I can outline Japans feudal system of government. I can demonstrate mastery of all my learning targets for the unit.
Warm-up Questions What were the powerful military lords who held small territories called? daimyo Who was the first shogun of Japan? Minamoto Yoritomo
Rise of the Samurai _____ worked as private armies to protect the nobles’ lands. Samurai Conflicts broke out between daimyo for control of _____. land
Rise of the Shogun In A.D. 794, Emperor _____ moved the capital city to _____. Kammu / Heian In the A.D. 800s, many weak _____ came to power. _____ refused to give up their power when child emperors grew up. emperors / Regents
Rise of the Shogun Most regents belonged to the _____ clan. This clan became _____ and _____. Fujiwara / powerful / wealthy As Japan’s empire expanded _____ were given lands. nobles
Rise of the Shogun The _____ _____ broke out between _____ family and _____ family. Gempei War/ Taira / Minamoto The _____ family won the war and the _____ was worried that _____ would overthrow him. Minamoto / emperor / Yoritomo
Rise of the Shogun In 1192 the emperor made Yoritomo _____. This created two _____ in Japan. Shogun / governments The military government was called a _____. shogunate
Rise of the Shogun _____ invaded in 1274 and 1281. Both times the fleets hit by _____ which sank many ships. Mongols / typhoons The Japanese called these typhoons _____ meaning “divine wind.” kamikaze
Japan Today What type of government does Japan have today? Constitutional Monarchy Akihito Who is the emperor of Japan today? Akihito
Today’s Learning Targets I can summarize the influence of China upon Japan’s culture. I can outline Japans feudal system of government. I can demonstrate mastery of all my learning targets for the unit.