Medieval Japan Target Sheet PDF

FJ 2: Medieval Japan Target Sheet Target #1: Vocab and map. Study both Gimkit stacks posted in Google Classroom. Vocab and map are on the final test this time. Feudalism: Medieval political system in which monarchs and lesser nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty Archip...

FJ 2: Medieval Japan Target Sheet Target #1: Vocab and map. Study both Gimkit stacks posted in Google Classroom. Vocab and map are on the final test this time. Feudalism: Medieval political system in which monarchs and lesser nobles made alliances based on exchanging land grants for loyalty Archipelago: A series of islands Cultural Diffusion: The exchanging and combining/fusing of 2 or more cultures to become one new culture Edo/Tokyo: The capital of Feudal and modern-day-japan Lord: A person of high rank by birth or title Vassals: A person in a subordinate position to another Shinto: A Japanese religion dating from the early 8th century and incorporating the worship of ancestors and nature spirits and a belief in scared power Target #2: Explain the political impact of the Mongol failure to invade Japan. Target #3: Using specific geographic information, describe the impact that geography had on Japan’s politics and economics. ​ Because of its archipelago features the islands are very spread out so it was hard to have control of the government. Giving the high ranks more control. Target #4: Identify the impact of cultural diffusion on Japan. Name the countries that impacted Japan and give at least 3 examples of cultural diffusion for each. China, Korea, and India highly impacted Japan in terms of cultural diffusion. Target #5: Label the Japanese Feudal Social Pyramid. Describe each social class and explain the relationship between the different classes.  1.​ Emperor - Figure head 2.​ Shogun - controls the land 3.​ Damiyo - controls the military 4.​ Samurai - Protects farmers and fishermen 5.​ Farmers and fishermen - gives the food 6.​ Merchers + Artisans - Make goods and services Target #6: Respond to this question with a thesis statement and evidence: During the feudal era of Japan, was Japan’s government centralized or decentralized. In the early era of Feudal Japan, their government was decentralized. This is because Japan's archipelago feature made it hard to control the entire land. Giving power to many people.