8. Metsuke = secret police

14. Feudal Japan

15. Yamato Period: 300-710 Began promoting the adoption of Chinese culture: Confucianism. Language (kanji characters). Buddhist sects. Chinese art & architecture. Government structure. “Great Kings” era

17. Heian Period:Cultural Borrowing Chinese writing. Chinese artistic styles. Buddhism [in the form of ZEN]. BUT, not the Chinese civil service system! 

18. The Pillow Bookby SeiShonagon (diary)

19. Tale of Genji Scroll(first novel)

20. Lady Murasaki Shikibu She contributed much to the Japanese script known as kana, while men wrote with Chinese characters, kanji.

21. Minamoto Yoritomo Founded the Kamakura Shogunate: 1185-1333

22. The emperor reigned, but did not always rule! Feudal Society

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

25. Politeness

26. Virility

28. Full Samurai Attire

29. Samurai Sword

30. Modern-Day “Samurai Warriors” Early Mounted Samurai Warriors

32. Loyalty

33. Defense

34. Courage

35. Faith

36. Humility

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

39. Zen Buddhism A Japanese variation of the Mahayana form of Buddhism, which came from India through China. It reinforced the Bushido values of mental and self-discipline.

40. Mongol“Invasions”of Japan 4,400 ships and 140,000 men, but kamikaze winds stopped them.

42. CASTLES

43. Osaka Castle

44. Main Gate of Hiroshima Castle

45. R O E N S

46. The Age of the Warring States:(1467 - 1568) Castles built on hills in different provinces. Power shifts from above to below. Europeans arrive in Japan  bringing firearms & Christianity. Christianity & foreign trade flourish.

47. Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) Banishes the last Ashikaga shogun. Unifies a large part of Japan.

48. Catholic Jesuits in Japan St. Francis XavierFirst Catholic Missionary in Japan

49. Toyotomi Hideyoshi(1536-1598) Becomes suspicious of European territorial ambitions. Orders all European missionaries expelled from Japan.  Tries to invade Korea, but fails.

51. Farmers.

52. Artisans.