Welcome! Happy Tuesday! Please check the back board to see what we are doing today. We have a test on Chapter 9 on Thursday!
Goals You will be able to cite evidence in a line of text about Japan with 85% accuracy.
Essential Questions How did Japan do as a society under the feudal system? What changed with the arts, religion, and women under the shogun?
Under the Shoguns: Trade/Farmers Who: Farmers What: Grew crops under many hardships Why important: better irrigation, increased food and trade, guilds were created.
Under the Shogun: Women Who: Women What: fame as artists, writers, and more Why important: women had many rights (property, chose husbands) and helped culture
Under the Shogun: Religion Who: Buddhism and Shinto What: Both religions worked together and increased Why important: Sects of these religions start to form (Zen, Mahayana)
Under the Shogun: The arts Who: Artists, writers, and artisans What: Haiku, literature, and paintings increased Why important: Japanese develop their own culture that they write and paint about.
Your task! Read this selection from Tale of Genji. “Genji collected books and scrolls for her library. He invited the finest calligraphers to create masterpieces. Selecting poems from these admired anthologies, Genji tried several styles with fine results, formal and cursive Chinese and the more radically cursive Japanese “ladies hand”. He secluded himself as before in the main hall for concentration.”
Now answer these questions. 1. How does this selection prove that the shogun wanted to better Japan? (Cite evidence from the selection) 2. Did Japan improve? How do you know?