Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Medieval Japan
- religion
- zen buddahism
- confuciousism
- freedom of religion was
not acceptable until 1854
- polythiestic
- social structor in the
shoganate period
- Shogantate (Emperor)
- Dymio & Samuri
- farmers (peasents)
- craftsmen
- merchants
- hinin (slaves)
- Shoganate
- Head of the army
- until 1854, the army was
only from the samuri class
- Boshido (the way
of the warrior)
- a code of behaviour
for the samuri
- 1868 the samuri class was abolished
- last sogan, in 1868
- was the most powerful person until 1868
when the Emperor was restored to power.
- Art
- origami
- delicatly folding paper into models
- is now very popular in the western world
- eg: the paper crane
- calligraphy
- painting characters
- printing blocks
- grardens, food and fighting
(sumo wrestling) were also
considered works of art
- geography
- a series of islands
- mountainous
- no contact with the western world
- Nagasaki was the only place
where a few traders were allowed
- used re-forestation
at an early stage
- food & family
- stapel was rice
- ate a lot of fish
- ate little meat
- meals were an important
family gathering
- elders were respected
- women were not as respected
as men but still had to be tough
- lots of generations
lived in the same house
- apperance
was important
- 12 century-19 century
- end of medieval Japan
- 1853 commidor Mathew Perry came from
the USA with 3 war ships demanding
Japan came out of isolation and traded
- Japan was threatened with war ships so
they had to trade with the est of the world
- The shoganate collapsed 1867
- the emperor Meji was restored to power
- freedom of religion
- Based their navy on the British,
and their Army on the Germans
- modern education
and technology
- written constitution
- national dialect
- All land became property of the Emperor