Shogun warrior presentation final
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MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT
IS!!!!
With Mr. Ling and Mr. Poss
• Japan was ruled by emperors starting around AD 500
• Emperors became weak and Regents began to govern for them
• Some wealthy people began to control their own areas
Japan and the Shoguns
Japan and the Shoguns• Emperors granted land and tax
breaks to noblemen in exchange for loyalty to the emperor
• Noblemen passed on land to a group of warriors for their loyalty
• Warriors = Samurai
Samurai Warriors
• Samurai means “to serve”• They lived by a strict code
of conduct called Bushido• Bushido means “the way of
the warrior”
Code of Bushido
• The code required a Samurai be loyal to his master (the noblemen)• Bravery and honor were held
highest• Samurai should not be
concerned with riches• It was better to die in battle
than be captured or betray the master
Japan moves to the Shogunate
• 1180 AD civil war in Japan between two most powerful families
• Won by Yoritomo• Emperor awards him the title of Shogun• title meant he was commander of the
military forces• Emperor is official head of Japanese
government (more ceremonial)• Shoguns actually ruled Japan
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Daimyo and the Shoguns
• A separate group of powerful men were called the Daimyo• Daimyo were pledged to both the emperor
AND the Shogun• Beginning in the AD 1300s, Japan was in
constant warfare between Daimyo and Samurai and Shogun, etc.• Central government collapsed until 1567 when
the Ashikaga Shogunate took over Japan
Shogun Japanese Economy
• Most people were poor rice farmers• They worked the land owned by the
Daimyo• Better irrigation allowed for more crops and
fewer workers necessary• Others could make armor, weapons,
pottery, paper and other tools• Trade with Korea and China was introduced• Japan grew in wealth
Mongol Invasion
• Mongols from China tried to invade twice in the AD 1200s
• The ships were destroyed by typhoons (hurricanes)
• Japanese believed the spirits saved them from invasions
• They called these storms Kamikaze which means “divine wind”
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