Transcript Chapter 14, Section 3: Life in Medieval Japan

Bellringer
2012
February 22,
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February 22, 2012
Objective
Today we will be learning
about religion’s
influence on medieval
Japan.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*Most Japanese
believe in both
Buddhism & Shinto,
but each religion had
different beliefs or
customs
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*Shinto believed in the
concern of daily life
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*Buddhism believed in
the life after death
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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Different Sects of
Buddhism
 Mahayana Buddhism
○ *Began in India &
spread to China &
Korea.
○ Other sects branch
from MB
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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Pure Land Buddhism
 * A type of MB
 *A great life after death.
 *Amida, the Buddha of
love and mercy.
 *They say that he found
a paradise above the
clouds and to get there,
you had to have faith in
Amida.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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Zen Buddhism
 *Find inner peace
through self-control
and a simple life.
 *Learned martial arts,
or sports that involve
combat and selfdefense.
 *Practiced meditation,
or sitting cross-legged
for hours, with a mind
clear of all thoughts
and desires.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*The arts of Japan
revealed the
Japanese love of
beauty and simplicity.
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*Artisans made
statues, furniture, &
household items.
They would put a
shiny black and red
coating, or lacquer.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*Japanese also
made origami. This
was a way of folding
paper into
decorations.
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*Buddhist monks
and samurai made a
ceremony for
drinking tea.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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Shinto shrines were
built by a natural
feature that was
beautiful.
The shrines usually
only had a single
room.
*The entrance of the
Shinto shrine was
through a sacred
gate, or torii.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*During the middle
ages the Japanese
wrote many stories,
poems, and plays.
They used a
borrowed Chinese
writing system.
*A.D. 800s – they
added symbols that
stood for sounds.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*Calligraphy was
used in these. This
is the art of writing
beautifully.
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*Tanka was the
oldest form of
poetry. It was a fivelined poem that did
not rhyme.
Japanese Religion &
Culture
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*Murasaki Shikibu
wrote The Tale of
Genji. (Maybe the
world’s first novel.)
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*The Tale of Heike
was novel about the
fight btw Taira &
Minamoto clans.
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*Noh was a type of
play that used masks
Economy & Society
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*Wealthy class:
emperor, nobles
w/the emperor, &
military officials.
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*Most Japanese
were poor farmers.
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*Japanese farmers
provided most of
Japan’s wealth.
Economy & Society
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*In the 1100s, they
used better
irrigation. This made
their job easier.
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*Artisans started
making weapons,
armor, and tools.
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*Kyoto became a
major center of trade
in Japan.
Economy & Society
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*There,
merchants/artisans
made guilds, or za,
to protect their
profits.
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*Japan also
increased trade
w/Korea, China, &
SE Asia.
Economy & Society
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*During the Middle
Ages, Japan had
extended families.
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*The man was the
head of the family.
Economy & Society
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*Under Prince
Shotoku, women
had a high place in
society.
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*During the warrior
society, women lost
their freedoms.
Economy & Society
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*On farms, women
worked for a long
time. They also
cooked and cared
for the children.
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*In town, women
helped run the
family business &
ran the home
Economy & Society
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Despite this, women
still made an impact.
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*Tomoe was a
famous female
samurai.
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She was described
in The Tale of the
Heike.
Homework