Japan Flashcards
Labor system
Feudalism (just like europe)
Prince Shotoku
ruled during yamato period
sent messengers to china to learn from them and come back and build japanese government
wrote 17-article constitution
Religion
Confucianism and Budhism taken from China and incorporated into daily life and gov’t principles
Shintoism developed
Tale fo Genji
Written by Miraski Shikibu
1st novel written in japanese (possibly 1st novel ever)
code of bushido
japanese way of the warrior
government
emperor
clan leaders held true power
Yamato Clan
established in 400s CE
Class System
emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, merchants, farmers
Kamakura Shogunate
ruled with shogun’s military force under the Minamoto family
Unification
late 1500s to 1600s, Nobunaga then Toyotomi Hideyoshi and finally Kamakura tried to unify Japan
Kamakura succeeded and established the Kamakura shogunate, which ruled until 1867
Kamakura Shogunate
peace + economic prosperity
Arrival of Europeans
establish trade, but when missionaries begin converting people, they are banished and Japanese were forced to adopt Buddhism
Isolationism
By 1639 Japan had almost no contact with the outside world - had a closed country policy with only dutch and chinese ships allowed to one specific port