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Medieval Japan
- overview of
Japanese history
- Ancient c.300 BCE - c.600 CE
- Jomon
- first people in Japan
- archaelogical
evidence, no
written evidence
from when people
first arrived in
Japan
- cord marks found on pottery
- means cord marked
- first people in Japan
- medieval
12th - 19th
century
- Ancient c.300 BCE - c.600 CE
- Tokugawa Japan
- Samurai lived for and
protected their noble landlords,
the daimyo. As the power of the
nobles increased, the
emperors lost authority.
- A period when Japan
became isolated from the
rest of the world
- Owned by the
Tokugawa clan
from 1603 -
1868 CE.
- brought great stability
to both society and
government.
- Edo was the city
where the
shogunate ruled
- the name was
changed to Tokyo
in 1868CE
- the name was
changed to Tokyo
in 1868CE
- Samurai lived for and
protected their noble landlords,
the daimyo. As the power of the
nobles increased, the
emperors lost authority.
- belief system
- Shintoism
- KAMI - sacred spirits
found in all aspects of
the natural world
- a religious system
inspired by the
world of nature
- offer prayers to celebrate
rituals that show respect to
their ancestors
- Japanese were very
familiar with the power
of nature
- KAMI - sacred spirits
found in all aspects of
the natural world
- religion is an
important aspect of
Japanese life and
culture
- let people
properly
understand the
way they live
- let people
properly
understand the
way they live
- Buddhism
- India 5th century
- Siddhartha Gautama
- India 5th century
- confucianism
- came to Japan via
sea
- a code of behavior
based on the teachings of
Confucius (China sixth
century)
- came to Japan via
sea
- Shintoism
- government
- centralised
administration,
social hierachy
- all kings and emperors need
other people to support them
in their quest to hold and
maintain power
- governed by
shogunate
- valued work and
usefulness more
than wealth
- centralised
administration,
social hierachy
- trade
- strictly limited
- Dutch and Chinese
traders restricted to
Nagasaki
- limited diplomatic
relations with China,
Korea and Russia
- strictly limited
- The Military
- follow Bushido
code for correct
behavior
- Samurai meant
those who serve
- Served the Daimyo
- follow Bushido
code for correct
behavior
- early medieval Japan
1160 - 1603 CE
- battles for for control of
Japan raged between
competing clans
- 1160-1185 CE,The
Taira clan was in
charge, then challenged by
the Minamoto clan
during late 1180s
- Minamoto won and
formed a military
government
- emperor was
mostly a
figurehead and
Japan was ruled
by a Shogun
- government was
based at Kamakura
(known as Kamakura
shogunate)
- Japan was a shogunate until the
19th century, when Japan
opened up its borders to the
rest of the world.
- Japan was a shogunate until the
19th century, when Japan
opened up its borders to the
rest of the world.
- Minamoto won and
formed a military
government
- battles for for control of
Japan raged between
competing clans
- Geography
- East Asia
- capital = Tokyo
- East Asia
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