FEUDAL JAPAN

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1. Slide 1: By: Ms . Sus an M. Poje r Ho rac e Gree le y HS Chappaqua, NY
2. Slide 2: Yamato Pe riod: 300-710 Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture: Confucianism. Language (kanji characters). Buddhist sects. Chinese art & architecture. Government structure. “Gre at King s ” e ra
3. Slide 3: Princ e S ho to ku: 573-621 Adopted Chinese culture and Confucianism. Buddhist sects allowed to develop. Created a new government structure:  17 Article Constitution in 604. 
4. Slide 4: He ian Pe riod: 794-1156 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. 
5. Slide 5: He ian Pe riod: Cultural Borrowing 1.Chinese writing. 2.Chinese artistic styles. 3.Buddhism [in the form of ZEN]. 4.BUT, not the Chinese civil service system! 
6. Slide 6: He ian Court Dre s s
7. Slide 7: The Pillow Book by Se i Sho nag o n (diary)
8. Slide 8: The Pillow Book by Se i Sho nag o n (diary)
9. Slide 9: Tale of Genji (firs t nove l)
10. Slide 10: Tale of Genji S c ro ll (firs t novel)
11. Slide 11: Lady Muras aki S hikibu She contributed much to the Japanese script known as kana, while men wrote with Chinese characters, kanji.
12. Slide 12: Minamo to Yo rito mo Founded the Kamakura Shogunate: 1185-1333
13. Slide 13: The emperor reigned, but did not always rule! Fe udal S o c ie ty
14. Slide 14: Fe udalis m A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Japan: Land - Shoen Shogun Loyalty Land - Shoen Daimyo Daimyo Loyalty Samurai Samurai Samurai Food Protection Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant
15. Slide 15: Co de o f Bushido * Fidelity * Politeness * Virility * Simplicity
16. Slide 16: Seppuku: Ritual S uic ide It is honorable to die in this way. Kaishaku – his “seconds”
17. Slide 17: Full S amurai Attire
18. Slide 18: S amurai S wo rd
19. Slide 19: Early Mo unte d S amurai Warrio rs
20. Slide 20: Unde rpinning s : Bas ic S te ps in S e lf De fe ns e A COTTON BREECH CLOUT A SHORT SLEEVED KIMONO, KIMONO that extended up over the or “armor robe,” was tied chest was the basic snugly at the waist with a undergarment of a samurai’s special knot (lower right) costume
21. Slide 21: BILLOWING PANTALOONS, worn over the armor robe, fitted loosely in the legs to allow freedom of movement AN EXQUISITE BROCADE, richly BROCADE STURDY worked with a SHINGUARDS design of peonies, of cloth or was one of the leather were extravagant reinforced with materials used in strips of iron an armor robe to give that may have protection been made for a from the front 14th Century imperial prince
22. Slide 22: S amurai Charg ing
23. Slide 23: Mo de rn-Day “S amurai Warrio rs ”
24. Slide 24: Fe udalis m A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Euro pe : King Land - Fief Loyalty Land - Fief Lord Lord Loyalty Knight Knight Knight Food Protection Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant
25. Slide 25: Co de o f Chivalry * Justice * Loyalty * Defense * Courage * Faith * Humility * Nobility
26. Slide 26: Me die val Warrio rs vs. European knight Samurai Warrior
27. Slide 27: Me die va l Wa rriors vs. Knight’s Armor Samurai Armor
28. Slide 28: Ze n Buddhis m 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.
29. Slide 29: Mo ng o l “Invas io ns ” o f Japan 4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but kamikaze winds stopped them.
30. Slide 30: As hikag a Ag e : 1338-1573 ► Shoguns fought for power. Laws are unclear. Less efficient than the Kamakura. Armies of samurai protected the country. 
31. Slide 31: C A S T L E S
32. Slide 32: Os aka Cas tle
33. Slide 33: Main Gate o f Hiro s hima Cas tle
34. Slide 34: Cae rno rfo n Cas tle , Wale s
35. Slide 35: Warwic k Cas tle , Eng land
36. Slide 36: R O E N S
37. Slide 37: The Ag e o f the Warring S tate s : (1467 - 1568) Castles built on hills in different provinces. Power shifts from above to below. Europeans arrive in Japan  bringing firearms & Christianity. Christianity & foreign trade flourish.
38. Slide 38: Oda No bunag a (1534-1582) Banishes the last Ashikaga shogun. Unifies a large part of Japan.
39. Slide 39: Catholic Je s uits in Japan St. Francis Xavier [First Catholic Missionaries in Asia]
40. Slide 40: To yo to mi Hide yo s hi (1536-1598) Becomes suspicious of European territorial ambitions. Orders all European missionaries expelled from Japan.  Tries to invade Korea, but fails.
41. Slide 41: Firs t Chris tian Martyrs (1597): S hrine in Nagas aki To day
42. Slide 42: To kug awa Ie yas u (1543-1616) Appointed shogun by the Emperor. Four-class system laid down with marriage restricted to members of the same class!   Warriors.  Farmers.  Artisans.  Merchants.
43. Slide 43: To kug awa S ho g unate Pe rio d 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.