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Feudalism

Ari Berman World Studies 9th grade English 12 cards

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1What happened during the Kamakura Shogunate?rivalries among aristocrats led to almost constant civil war
powerful noble: Minamoto Yoritomo rose to top, modern city of Tokyo
strengthen state "shogunate"
ruled 1192-1333
2What is a shogunate and how was it strengthened?centralized government under military leader (shogun)
emperor ruler only in name, shogun called the shots
distinct difference between China and Japan
3What is feudalism?strict rigid classes
no fluidity/movement between classes
military element-need protection from many rivals
classification by occupation
loyalties & arrangements-report to people above you
4When was feudalism in Japan?12th-19th centuries
5What were daimyo?local rulers, either powerful families or military warlords dominated land
6What was the emperor?more of a figurehead than anything else
7What do the daimyo hire?hire warriors as protection in exchange for land - based on loyalty
8What is the central ruler?emperor
9When did the power of local aristocrats grow?14th-15th centuries
10What did the daimyo, the heads of noble families, do?controlled vast lands, owed no taxes to government
relied on samurais for protection
power in hands of loose coalitions of noble families
11When was the Onin War?1467-1477
12What happened when the central rule collapsed?central authority disappeared
independent lords, almost constant warfare
daimyo not loyal anymore
then Tokugawa started

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