1. Feudal
Japan

3. Essential Questions What are the important traits of feudal Japan?
Name two similarities between feudal Japan and feudal Europe.

4. Warrior Dominance Imperial household and court aristocracy decline
Reliance on provincial lords and their samurai
Feudal Age ( C.E.)
Kamakura Shogunate
- est. by Minamoto family

5. Minamoto Yoritomo Founded the Kamakura Shogunate: 1185-1333
Bakufu – Military Gov’t

6. Feudalism
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service Japan:
Shogun
Land - Shoen
Loyalty
Land - Shoen
Daimyo
Daimyo
Loyalty
Samurai
Samurai
Samurai
Food
Protection
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant

7. Feudalism
A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service Europe:
King
Land - Fief
Loyalty
Land - Fief
Lord
Lord
Loyalty
Knight
Knight
Knight
Food
Protection
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant

9. Code of Bushido Fidelity (faithfulness to a belief) Politeness
Virility- to have strength
Simplicity

10. Buddhism Many Samurai practiced the religion Buddhism
Buddhism is from India
Founded by Siddhartha Gautama

11. What Buddhists Believe
4 Noble Truths
Life is suffering
Suffering arises from desire
To stop suffering, curb desire
Desire can be cured by the “Eightfold Path”

12. Reincarnation
One must follow the Eightfold Path
Goal is to reach nirvana = release from reincarnation

13. Seppuku: Ritual Suicide
It is honorable to die in this way.
Kaishaku – his “seconds”

15. Full Samurai Attire

16. Samurai Sword

17. Early Mounted Samurai Warriors

18. Medieval Warriors
vs.
Knight’s Armor
Samurai Armor

19. Osaka Castle

20. Main Gate of Hiroshima Castle

21. Ashikaga Shogunate Age: 1336-1573
Shoguns fought for power.
-Laws are unclear.
-Less efficient than the Kamakura.
-300 little kingdoms led by the daimyos
-Armies of samurai protected the country.