1. Warm-up Questions
What were the powerful military lords who held small territories called?
Who was the first shogun Japan?

2. Military Society Chapter 15
Medieval Japan
Military Society
Chapter 15

3. 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

4. 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.

5. Warm-up Questions
What were the powerful military lords who held small territories called?
daimyo
Who was the first shogun of Japan?
Minamoto Yoritomo

6. Rise of the Samurai
_____ worked as private armies to protect the nobles’ lands.
Samurai
Conflicts broke out between daimyo for control of _____.
land

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Rise of the Shogun
In 1192 the emperor made Yoritomo _____. This created two _____ in Japan.
Shogun / governments
The military government was called a _____.
shogunate

11. Rise of the Shogun
_____ invaded in 1274 and Both times the fleets hit by _____ which sank many ships.
Mongols / typhoons
The Japanese called these typhoons _____ meaning “divine wind.”
kamikaze

12. Japan Today What type of government does Japan have today?
Constitutional Monarchy Akihito
Who is the emperor of Japan today?
Akihito

13. 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.