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Shogunate Japan
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- 1Heian Period200BCE- early settlers from korea
before where hunter gathers
20BCE- Many chiefdoms
Wooden forts for chiefs
Yoyoi people expanded - 2Heian period 1500CE- all of Honshu controlled by 1 king
750CE- Japanese culture flourished
e.g. writing, music, art, buddhism, clothing
c.794-1185CE - 3Ancient JapanPeople lived in Japan 30,000 years ago
Ice age created bridge from mainland Asia to Japan
Japan became a group of island in c.10,000BCE - 4Jomon Periodc.8000BCE ancient Japanese learnt pottery
Jomon means cork-marked
Hunter gatherers - 5Yayoi Periodc.300BCE-300CE
agriculture= rice
Bronze, iron, weave cloth
Influences=Korea and China
Lived in villages in wooden huts
Farming and other skills lead to social structure - 6Social Structure
- 7EmperorDecent of the sun goddess, Inherated their power
- 8ShogunMilitary leader, officer, warrior, controlled all defences and attacks mainly after 10th centurary
- 9WarriorTrained to fight, including samurai, had weapons
- 10Noble FamiliesEqual to lords also called Damiyo
Related to the shogun and emperor - 11Farmers and Peasants90% of the population
Made the food
Biggest food produce was rice - 12Artisans and craftsmensame as other civilisations
- 13MerchantsSold things
- 14Hinin including RoninOutcast e.g. butchers, undertaker, slaves
- 15Belief and ReligionKami were sacred spirits found in nature
Shinto, Confucianism, Buddhism
Buddhism- selfless and more outward looking
Shinto- zen was the most important to samurai as it showed duty over self-protection - 16Tokugawa ShogunateCame to power in a period of instability (14th-15th century)
3 unifiers restored Japan
1st Odo Nobunga
2nd Toyotami Hideyoshi
3rd Ieyasu Tokugawa
Campagne against christian missionaries - 17Odo Nobungaunified a large section of Japan
- 18Toyotami Hideyoshiwas born in the peasant class
sucessor of Odo
Only let samurai bare weapons
carried out a census
restricted class and land mobility
reintroduces the feudal system
Children of samurai had to become samurai
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- higher than you History (Middle ages) Flashcards on Shogunate Japan, created by Clara Freeman on 13/11/2014.
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