Japan

Japanese Location The people who are now called Japanese probably arrived around 2000 years ago Japan's location was important to its development Close enough to the mainland to learn from China and Korea Far enough from China to be conquered

Early Japan Early Japanese society was divided into clans called Uji Each was descended from a god, and had a ruler, either male or female Around 500, the Yamato clan came to dominate Honshu, the largest Japanese island Set up Japan's 1st and only dynasty (traditionally founded in 660 BC) Although the emperors were divine, they began to be manipulated, most notably by the Fujiwara family

Emperor of Japan

Women in Japan Women in Japan were treated much different in Japan than in Europe *You will see these differences in your feudalism exercise A Women was said to have written what may have been the first novel ever: Tales of Genji

Feudalism Emerges Centralized Authority declined and the emperor lost most real power Military leaders, Shoguns, fought with one another and established a system of feudalism much like that we saw in Europe