MEDIEVAL JAPAN

GEOGRAPHY

SOCIAL HIERARCHY

• Emperor
• Shogun
• Daimyo
• Samurai
• Peasants and artisans
• Merchants

SHOGUN

• The nobles of the feudal system in Europe
• The rulers of the land
• The leaders that commanded the land they owned
• They were the main ones in charge -not the emperor

SAMURAI

• The warriors of japan
• they were intense and fought to the death for their daimyo
• The fighting style depends on what weapon you are good at.
• They lived by the code of bushido
• Seppuke was the ritual suicide samurai used it if they broke the code of conduct bushido
• The main few weapons used by the samurai are the katana, bow and arrow, and spear
• A famous samurai in history, miyamoto musashi, used two blades instead of one. i mean that takes talent and he also published "the book of five rings"

RELIGION

• THE MAIN RELIGION WAS BUDDISM AND SHINTO
• They picked up religion through trade so they got it through the grape vine basically

GOVENMENT

• The social structure is like the government but not really
• The emperor was just there to look pretty.the shogun are what ran the place