1. Feudal
Japan

2. The emperor reigned but did not always rule!
Feudal Society

3. Feudalism
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service Japan:
Shogun
Land - Shoen
Loyalty
Land - Shoen
Daimyo
Daimyo
Loyalty
Samurai
Samurai
Samurai
Food
Protection
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant

4. Code of Bushido
Fidelity
Politeness
Virility
Simplicity

5. It originates from the samurai moral code stressing frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and honour unto death

6. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide (Hari Kiri)
It is honorable to die in this way.

7. Full Samurai Attire
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8. Samurai Sword

9. 4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but kamikaze winds stopped them.
Mongol “Invasions” of Japan
4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but kamikaze winds stopped them.

10. Tokugawa Shogunate Period
Japan closed off to all trade [except to the Dutch and Chinese].
The Dutch were restricted to a small island in Nagasaki harbor.
Japanese Christians persecuted, and Christianity is forbidden.
The government is centralized with all power in the hands of the shogun.
Domestic trade flourishes.
Towns, esp. castle towns, increase.
Merchant class becomes rich!
New art forms  haiku poetry, kabuki theater.

11. Japan Opens for Trade
On March representatives of Japan and the United States signed a historic treaty.
A United States naval officer, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, negotiated tirelessly for several months with Japanese officials to achieve the goal of opening the doors of trade with Japan.