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Feudal Japan(c.1185-1603 CE)
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Section I: Introduction and Background Information
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Geography of Japan● Archipelago
○ 6,852 islands● Over 1200 miles long● Mountains● Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis
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A Brief History● Early Japanese were illiterate
○ Little recorded history○ Eventually copied Chinese style of writing
● People of Japan started out as warring clans○ Clan-a group of families
● Eventually, Japan became an empire○ Emperor’s power decline as a result of feudalism
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Emergence of Feudal Japan● Landowners est. private armies
○ Countryside became dangerous○ Armies on horseback preyed on farmers and travelers
● Led to feudalism
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Section II: Government and Social Structure in Feudal Japan
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Feudalism● A social system, which focuses on land ownership,
military service, and labor○ Social classes depend on one another
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Changes in Japanese Government● Japan had an emperor● However, power began to shift
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Power Shifts● Lords, (landowners) est. large armies
○ They were called daimyo● Farmers and small landowners traded land for protection
○ Made deals with strong daimyo● Daimyo gained power, but fought each other
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The Role of Daimyo● Eventually took on the role of military governors
○ Remember: land=money and power
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Daimyo
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Shogun● Chief military general● Actually held all of the power
○ Emperor was just a figurehead
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Shogun’s Role● “Supreme general of the emperor’s army”
○ Had the power of a military dictator● Shoguns were powerful enough to turn back two of
Kublai Khan’s naval invasions
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Samurai● Warlords surrounded themselves with Samurai
(bodyguards)
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Bushido: Code of the Samurai● Courage● Fairness● Deep respect for the gods● Generosity● Honorable death
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Seppuku● Suicide
○ Looked at as a way for samurai to regain his honor
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Japanese Social Hierarchy
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Section III: A Brief History of Feudal Japan
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Tokugawa Shogunate (c.1600-1868)● Moved the capital from Kyoto to Tokyo
○ Easier to defend● Limited daimyos’ power
○ Required to have two estates (one in capital)○ Drained all their money○ Had to travel between the two every other year,
leaving family in the capital● Made position of shogun hereditary
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Effects of the Tokugawa Shogunate● Brought peace to Japan● Increased industry and trade
○ Tokyo became one of largest cities in the world
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Peasant Life● ⅘ of the population● Although above merchants and artisans, lived worst lives
○ Heavy tax burden● Many abandoned farm life and moved to cities
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Culture● Peace and prosperity caused culture to flourish● Drama, art, & literature
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Japanese Style Culture● Noh drama
○ Attended by Samurai○ Tragic themes
● Haiku poetry● Kabuki theatre
○ Skits focusing on modern life○ Elaborate costumes and masks
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The Age of Exploration (c. 1400-800 CE)● 1542-Portuguese arrive in Japan
○ Introduce guns, clocks, eyeglasses, tobacco, and Christianity
○ By 1600, 300,000 Japanese converted
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The Age of Discovery/The Age of Exploration● Became suspicious of outsiders
○ Persecuted Christians○ Only allowed few ships into the port of Nagasaki
■ Dutch and Chinese○ Isolationism
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Section IV: Religion
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Shintoism● “Way of the gods”● Focus on nature and ancestors
○ Similar to animism
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Amaterasu The Sun Goddess● Most important deity● Ruler of the Kami
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Kami● Divine spirits who dwelled in nature
(living and nonliving things)
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Shinto Values● Informal (similar to Hinduism)● Ancestor worship (similar to Confucianism)● Respect nature (similar to Daoism)● Cleanliness● Purity
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Chinese and Korean Influence● Buddhism spread from mainland Asia (Korea)
○ Mixed with Shintoism○ Supported by nobles
● Confucianism also traveled from China○ Blended with Shintoism and Buddhism
● Buddhism and Confucianism shaped Japanese government