Chapter 14: Medieval Japan

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Chapter 14 Medieval Japan

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Section 1 Early Japan

• I. Geography
• A. Islands
• 1. 4 main
• 2. bordered by Sea of Japan Pacific O.
• 3. independent

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B. Mountains 1. mostly covered by volcanic
mts 2. 20 of land farmable C. ltd space

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• C. Sea Ocean
• 1. fishing
• 2. travel
• 3. trade

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II Hx A. lived in clans B. myth Japan formed by
gods dipping spear into sea and
children became Japanese ppl
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C. one clan gained control over other
clans formed dynasty D. Prince Shotoku
modeled Japans govt, art, architecture,
medicine, philosophy religion after China
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Section 2 Shoguns and Samurai

• IV. Govt(Politics)
• A. Feudalism
• 1. Emperor in charge of all land
• 2. Shoguns - loyal to emperor help
• control land w/ Daimyo help
• 3. Daimyo - loyal to shogun - control
• soldiers collect tax
• 4. Samurai soldiers loyal to daimyo
• 5. peasants, artisans, merchants pay
• tax for protection

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B. Mongols tried to attack but were beat
by a storm
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Section 3 Life in Medieval Japan

• V.Hx
• A. Religion
• 1. Shinto everything in nature has spirit,
  
• ancestor worship, polytheistic
• 2. Buddhism escape suffering by
• following the path to enlightenment

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• B. Achievements
• 1. art
• a. painted landscapes
• b. statues
• c. origami
• d. flower arranging

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• 2. architecture
• a. Chinese temples cities
• b. Shinto shrines simple one rm,
  traditional
• 3. literature
• a. used Chinese as a base for writing
• b. calligraphy
• c. nature poems

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• C. Social Structure
• 1. extended family
• 2. men had more rights and control
• 3. arranged marriages

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• V Economics
• A. farmers produce surplus crops for daimyo
• B. artisans made weapons, tools, pottery
  textiles for Daimyo
• C..merchants pay daimyo for protection
• D. trade w/ Korea, China, SE Asia

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