Role of people in Shogunate Japan Flashcards
What determined the class that a man was put into?
The class in which they were born into.
Who would men have to look up to and serve above all else?
A man was expected to place his loyalty to his master above all else (including his marriage, his children and his own life)
What were most men’s lives based off?
The loyalty and respect given to other men.
What was the role of women after the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Household duties.
What was the role of women before the Kamakura and Muromachi periods?
Noblewomen could become estate agents, daughters of samurai could be trained in combat to become samurai themselves and defend their houses.
When did women lose most of their rights?
Late Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
What was the reason for women losing most of their rights?
Buddhism claimed them as flawed, unclean and unable to reach enlightenment.
In the late Kamakura and Muromachi periods, what became a popular job option alternative to household duties?
They became nuns.
In the Heian period, who’s children was the only class that received an education?
The wealthy Daimyo.
When and where were primary schools established?
In the Muromachi period in buddhist temples.
By the end of the Kamakura period, who could receive an education?
Daimyo and samurai children.
Who could attend the primary schools in the Muromachi period?
Daimyo, samurai and wealthy peasant children.
What happened in the Tokugawa period that greatly influenced how education was seen?
The rising merchant class realised the importance of literature and numeracy.
What percent of people by the end of the Tokugawa period could read and write?
40%
