Hierarchy
This person was the military ruler of Japan during the Shogunate period.
Who is the Shogun?
These warriors fought in battles and protected their daimyo.
Who are the Samurai?
This traditional Japanese ritual involves carefully preparing and serving a powdered green drink in a calm, respectful, and highly structured way.
What is the tea ceremony?
During the Shogunate period, the Emperor remained in Japan but had little political power.
Is this an example of continuity or change?
What is continuity?
This feature identifies the who, when and where of the creation / production of a source.
What is origin?
These powerful landowners controlled regions of Japan and served the Shogun.
Who are the Daimyo?
These leaders provided armies and resources to support the Shogun in war.
Who are the Daimyo?
In this traditional Japanese sport, two competitors try to push each other out of a circular ring or force their opponent to touch the ground.
What is sumo wrestling?
The rise of the Shogun as the true political leader of Japan is an example of what historical concept?
What is change?
The situation or conditions at the time in history that help explain why something happened.
What is context?
These warriors served the daimyo and followed a strict code of honour called Bushido.
Who are the Samurai?
This group made weapons, armour, and tools used by warriors.
Who are the artisans?
This Japanese art form involves carefully shaping and growing miniature trees in small containers.
What is bonsai?
For hundreds of years Japan remained ruled by military governments called Shogunates.
What historical pattern does this show?
What is continuity?
This feature includes written accounts of events by people who lived at the time.
What is a primary written source / historical document?
In the Japanese hierarchy, these people ruled in name but had little real political power during the Shogunate.
Who is the Emperor?
This group supported warfare by doing this essential task that fed soldiers and the population.
This traditional Japanese practice / religion focuses on simplicity, harmony, respect, and calm reflection, and strongly influenced the tea ceremony.
What is Zen Buddhism?
The Meiji Restoration ended Shogun rule and restored power to the Emperor.
Is this an example of continuity or change?
What is change?
Historians ask whether a source is trustworthy and accurate when deciding how useful it is.
What concept are they evaluating?
What is reliability?
Explain why the Shogun held more power than the Emperor, even though the Emperor was the traditional ruler of Japan.
I'll take any of these:
The Shogun controlled the military (samurai).
Daimyo were loyal to the Shogun.
The Emperor had symbolic or religious authority, but little political power.
The Shogun controlled government decisions and land.
This group moved supplies and financed armies.
Who were the merchants?
Explain how Japanese traditions such as the tea ceremony, bonsai, or sumo reflect important cultural values in Japanese society. Provide three cultural values.
I'll accept respect, discipline, patience, harmony with nature, ritual, tradition effort, peace.
Explain the pattern of continuity and change in the role of the Emperor.
There was continuity because the Emperor remained an important symbolic and cultural leader of Japan throughout history. However, there was change because the Emperor did not always hold political power.
What is the term for the reason why a source was created AND provide three reasons sources are created.
What is purpose?
to inform, persuade, record events, entertain, protest, make money, celebrate, educate, etc.