Social Structure P.I
The shogun needed this person's support for people to truly accept him as the, "supreme military leader."
Who is the "emperor?"
True or False: Women could be samurai.
What is, "true."
Although highly-valued/respected by Japanese society, describe how the farmers were treated.
What is, "poorly?"
It was this skill that allowed samurai to become highly-valuable and respected in Feudal Japan.
What is, "achievement in war?"
The Tokugawa family were in power for approximately this long.
What is 265 years?
A possible reason why farmers could not eat the rice they grew.
Since rice was the way people were paid/purchased goods and services, it was too valuable to "waste" on farmers.
Disallowing farmers from eating rice further enforces their true place in the social structure.
This social class made writing popular.
(Identify their patrons for bonus points.)
"Who were the samurai?"
(Their patrons were the merchant class.)
True or False: Every social class of Japan had specific rules to follow regarding how they dressed.
What is, "true?"
The attitude about merchants before the late Edo period.
What is, "disliked" or "not respected?"
Tokyo (Edo) was not always a big city. What was it before it became one of the most important cities in Asia?
What is, "a small fishing village?"
The shogun social class (and many others) were completely removed and reorganised in this year.
What is, "1867?"
Samurai were expected to perform this to avoid being captured in battle.
What is, "seppuku?"
This is what a shogun is.
What is, "supreme military leader?"
Multiple reasons that art develops during peacetime:
War usually means people have to fight - some of whom might've been artists.
War causes death and some of those deaths could've been artists.
War is a "distraction" that prevents people time to sit and experiment with art.
What are: soba noodles, rice, sushi, various types of seafood, and tempura?
A ronin. (Explain what a ronin is.)
What is, "a samurai without a daimyo lord."
This directive (instruction, requirement) required all daimyo to travel to Edo with their court every other year.
What is, "the Sankin Kotai?"
By the end of the Edo period, merchants were seen this way.
What is, "respected?"
This was the style of art that became famous during the Edo period.
What is, "Ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) prints?"
What is, "the noble class?"
The reason why Tokugawa Ieyasu would require his daimyo to travel to Edo every other year.
Artisans and merchants chose this reasons to begin their businesses in/near castle towns.
Castle towns were where lots of people were. Where there are people, there is money to be spent.
Identify at least three types of training samurai received (according to the PBS website).
Identify three of the rules that farmers had to follow.
Farmers were: not allowed to travel away from their land, paid heavy taxes (to the point of poverty), could not eat what they grew (rice), and had to wear specific types of clothing.
This country, who kickstarted The Age of Exploration also introduced the Japanese to tempura style of cooking.
Who are, "the Portuguese?"