Japan Feudalism Flashcards
What are the 4 main Islands of Japan
Hokkiado, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
Name the periods in order
Nara (710-794) - Heian (794-1156) - Kamakura (1147-1199) - Muromachi (1338-1573) - Tokugawa (1603-1867)
Roles in society (In Order)
Emperor, Shogun. Daimyo, Samurai, Peasants, Artisans, Merchants
What time period was the Nara Period?
710-794
what was the time period for the Kamakura Shogun?
1147-1199
What was the time period for the Heian period
794-1156
what was the time period for the Muromachi shogun?
1338-1573
What was the time period for the Tokugawa period?
1603-1867
What is common in Japan and why
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, hot springs and volcanos as its on the edge of the eurasian tectonic plate
What did the shogun do?
Protect the emperor
What did Yoritomo do to the role of the emperor and shogun
He changed the emperors role to a symbolic one and the shogun was given legitimacy and not taken only for his military power
who protected the daimyos
The Samurai
who were relied on heavily by the government?
The samurai
What did the samurai wear
Leather and mental armour and carried a curved blade
