1. Feudal
Japan
A.D. 300 TO A.D. 1500

2. Early Japan
Yayoi, ancestors of Japanese, buried their chiefs in Kofun, or large mounds of dirt.
The Jomon were early settlers to Japan that made pottery and lived from fishing.
Prince Shotoku used China’s government as a pattern for the Japanese government and created the world’s first known constitution (plan for government).
Shinto literally means ‘way of the spirits”
Jimmu the Yamoto leader took the title of emperor of heaven”
A shrine is considerd to be a holy place.
Animism is the belief that all things have a spirit!
Clans are Japanese families that are related by blood or marriage.

3. Yamato Period: 300-710 “Great Kings” era
4 Islands: Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Hokkaido
Nara Period: Emperors power came from ownership of land and crops.
Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture:
Confucianism.
Language (kanji characters).
Buddhist sects.
Chinese art & architecture.
Government structure.
“Great Kings” era

4. Prince Shotoku: pg.488
Adopted Chinese culture and Confucianism.
Buddhist sects allowed to develop.
Created a new government structure:
17 Article Constitution in 604. 

5. Heian Period: 794-1156 pg.493 Characteristics:
Growth of large landed estates.
Arts & literature of China flourished.
Elaborate court life [highly refined]
ETIQUETTE. 
Personal diaries
The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon [10c]
Great novel
The Tale of Genji by Lady Murasaki Shikibu [1000 pgs.+] 
Moving away from Chinese models in religion, the arts, and government. 

6. Heian Period: Cultural Borrowing
Chinese writing.
Chinese artistic styles.
Buddhism [in the form of ZEN].
BUT, not the Chinese civil service system! 

7. Heian Court Dress

8. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary)

9. The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary)

10. Tale of Genji (first novel)

11. Tale of Genji Scroll (first novel)

12. Lady Murasaki Shikibu pg. 501-502
She contributed much to the Japanese script known as kana, while men wrote with Chinese characters, kanji.

13. Founded the Kamakura Shogunate: 1185-1333 (page 495)
Minamoto Yoritomo
Founded the Kamakura Shogunate: (page 495)

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

15. 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

16. Code of Bushido
Fidelity
Politeness
Virility
Simplicity

17. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide
It is honorable to die in this way.
Kaishaku – his “seconds”

18. Full Samurai Attire

19. Samurai Sword

20. Early Mounted Samurai Warriors

21. Underpinnings: Basic Steps in Self Defense
A COTTON BREECH CLOUT that extended up over the chest was the basic undergarment of a samurai’s costume
A SHORT SLEEVED KIMONO, or “armor robe,” was tied snugly at the waist with a special knot (lower right)

22. BILLOWING PANTALOONS,worn over the armor robe, fitted loosely in the legs to allow freedom of movement
AN EXQUISITE BROCADE, richly worked with a design of peonies, was one of the extravagant materials used in an armor robe that may have been made for a 14th Century imperial prince
STURDY SHINGUARDS of cloth or leather were reinforced with strips of iron to give protection from the front

23. Samurai Charging

24. Modern-Day “Samurai Warriors”

25. Feudalism
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service Europe:
King
Land - Fief
Loyalty
Land - Fief
Lord
Lord
Loyalty
Knight
Knight
Knight
Food
Protection
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant

26. Code of Chivalry Justice Loyalty Defense Courage Faith Humility
Nobility

27. Medieval Warriors
vs.
European knight
Samurai Warrior

28. Medieval Warriors
vs.
Knight’s Armor
Samurai Armor

29. Zen Buddhism pg. 499
A Japanese variation of the Mahayana form of Buddhism, which came from India through China.
It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.

30. 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.

31. Ashikaga Age: 1338-1573 Shoguns fought for power. Laws are unclear.
Less efficient than the Kamakura.
Armies of samurai protected the country. 

32. C A S T L E S

33. Osaka Castle

34. Main Gate of Hiroshima Castle

35. Caernorfon Castle, Wales

36. 1. Around A. D. 500, the ____ religion came to Japan from Korea
1. Around A.D. 500, the ____ religion came to Japan from Korea. (Buddhist) 2. In 1192, the newly appointed ____ created two governments in Japan. (Shogun) 3. When the Mongols attacked the Kamakura shogunate in the 1200s, a(n) ____ helped the Japanese to defeat them. (Typhoon) 4. Young samurai studied martial arts, astronomy, and (math). 5. A Japanese warrior who pledged loyalty to a powerful military lord (Vassal) 6. A powerful Japanese military lord (Daimyo) 7. The commander of the Japanese military forces (shogun) 8. “One who serves” or (Samurai) 9. What is the bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal (feudalism)