Feudal Japan
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Feudal Japan
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|Contributions of Medieval Japan|
- Religion (Buddhism)
- Art/pottery and architecture
- Martial Arts
- Silk
- Paper
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|Geography of Japan|Since Japan is mostly covered in islands, they have less land to farm. Also, Japan's terrain is mostly mountainous, 70% of it mountains, and the rest, flat land. So, they turned to the sea and started fishing.
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|Continued...|
Not only was fish their food source, but also rice. Rice could grow in Japan because of the climate, mild and humid. Today, rice is still a main food staple.
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|Social Hierarchy of Feudal Japan|
-Emperor: the leader of Japan.
-Shogun: a military ruler of Feudal Japan.
-Daimyo: a powerful military lord.
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|Continued...|
-Samurai: a class of warriors who pledged loyalty to a noble in return for land.
-Peasants: this group is the largest of all, just containing farmers, artisans, and merchants.
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|Interesting Facts|
-Japan is mostly Buddhist and have different sects, Pure Land, and Zen.
-Women can become a samurai.
-Some people quit farming when they figured they can make items and sell them for a living.
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|Bibliography|
Source 1-
Journey Across Time
The Early Ages
Social Studies Textbook
Source 2-
Facts-about-japan.com
Source 3-
Veryasian.weebly.com
Photo by gih_calicchio
