1. Chapter 13
Japan Under the shogun

2. Vocabulary Daimyo Shogunate Shogun Ronin Hereditary Seppuku Outcasts
Confucianism
Filial piety
Ethical codes

3. Unifying the Land Alternate attendance
Every second year daimyo forced to live in EDO (cost of two house expensive)
Daimyo also had to leave family member in EDO in their absence (as a hostage)
Sharing power: Bakuhan- 2 levels
Shogunate: control over federal affairs (foreign trade)
Daimyo: control over local matters
Strict laws
Laws established for Shogunate to tell Daimyo how to live their lives (marriage and dress)
Also required Daimyo to spend money on projects (building roads)

4. Feudal Society Roles in society The Samurai
Strict rules governed the behavior of each class
Rules dictating what type of clothing you could or could not wear
Rules regarding houses and possessions
Rules regarding how to bow to another person
Anyone who disobeyed was met with harsh punishment
The Samurai
Well respected class like European knights
They were NOT ALLOWED to take place in business or trade
Live by a code of honor : thrifty and simple life
Only samurai allowed to have a sword
They had little choice about this lifestyle

5. Feudal Society Peasants Artisans
Important because they harvested the food for everyone
Strict laws governed every aspect of their lives
-not allowed to smoke, drink rice wine or leave without permission
Seen as a lower class
Artisans
Artisans son was restricted to his fathers class and particular craft
- sword making, paper, porcelain
Extremely skilled yet seen as a lower class than peasants because thy required the raw materials provided by the peasant class

6. Feudal Society Merchants Women in Edo Society
Officially at the bottom of the social order (produced nothing)
Bought items from artisans to trade and sell
Stored rice which was used as currency (much like a banker)
Their business could be taken away if they showed off their wealth or criticized their government
Women in Edo Society
The class a woman was born into dictated her role in society
In overall hierarchy of society women were always considered under men
They DID NOT have legal existence as they were not allowed to own property
Not a slave to their husband but a servant

7. Feudal Society Outside in Edo Society Not allowed in town after 8pm
Anyone who disposed of animal carcasses (butcher, leather tanners)
Some entertainers (freak show-bearded lady)
Anyone with leprosy
The Ainu
Not allowed into Japanese society until 1997 when their culture and heritage were finally recognized.
However, the Ainu felt the legislation did not go far enough to recognize years of discrimination and assimilation

8. Honor and Duty Towards a Harmonious Society Confucianism
‘social controls’ are the rules and customs in a society that regulate behavior of people
The purpose of these controls is to maintain order in society
Confucianism
Brought over by Chinese Buddhist Monks
Teaching that every person had a proper place in society and if everyone accepted these obligations there would be peace and harmony
“what you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.”
Stressed the need for rituals, proper behavior and compassion

9. Honor and Duty Group responsibility and shame
The Samurai keep everything under control within Japanese society
Samurai organized lower class into 5 families called Goningumi
Everyone in the group was eligible for punishment if one person disobeyed, did not work hard enough or showed disrespect
Members of the group would have to help each other
Do 1b on page 299 ‘over to you’

10. First Conflict With the West
Southern Barbarians
Portuguese traders came and landed on the Southern shores of Japan, later Dutch, British, Spanish traders also came.
Christian missionaries also came to Japan
They each had different worldviews and cultural policies
Due to renaissance the Europeans had a different view of individuality, religion & social structure
Answer the ‘Think it Through’ on page 300.

11. First Conflict With the West
New kind of Belief
St. Francis Xavier Jesuits arrived in 1549 and began converting upper class to Christianity
The Portuguese sent Franciscan priests to convert lower class
Japanese were a mix of Shinto worship and Kami
Both religions had ETHICAL CODES by which to live life
Christian idea of one God was a new idea to the Japanese
Japanese believed they should be loyal to the daimyo, emperor and shogun where as Christians dedicate their loyalty to God in heaven

12. First Conflict With the West
New kind of Belief
Do 1a ‘Over to you’ on page 302.