Samurai and Shoguns Take over Japan By Mitchell Rincon, Ryan Butler, and Jake Lyon.

Samurai and Shoguns Take over Japan

By Mitchell Rincon, Ryan Butler, and Jake Lyon

Previously (Just Listen)

We learned about…

Buddhism changedCommon people

didn’t have enough time or money to put into the regular Buddhism.

In this section, you will learn about…

how the shoguns and samurai take over Japan

society changed within Japan.

Fighting Among Japan Red= copy

While Heian was thriving, the rest of Japan was having a hard time

People fought over land Rebels fought against

officials Destroyed land New bandits or thieves Japan’s rulers didn’t notice

the problems

The Rise of the Samurai Red= copy

Daimyo- Large landowners needed to protect land Samurai- Trained warriors hired to defend Light armor, with swords and bows Came from noble families Inherited their position Required to be loyal to lord

Paying the Samurai Red= copy

Army was expensive- only few could buy them weapons and armor

Paid them with food- rice- and land Lords gave land to only the most powerful samurai Samurai profited on land even if they didn’t live on it Hired peasants to work on it if they gave him some of the food

or money

Shoguns Rule Japan Red= copy

Lots of nobles were unhappy about how the government was being run

strong noble clans wanted the power for themselves in 1150’s two clans went to war the Minamoto clan won Wanted to take over the whole country didn’t get rid of the emperor emperor was figurehead- a person who appears to rule even

though the real power rests with someone else 1192- became the first Shogun- a general who ruled Japan in

the emperors name passed title down to son- for 700 years shoguns ruled Japan

Order of Power Red= copy

The emperor used as a figurehead while the shogun had the real power.

The emperor didn’t rule anything even though it looked like it.

The shogun ruled all of the country.

The Daimyo were the powerful lords that samurais fought for.

Samurai were loyal to the daimyo and the shogun

Japanese were mostly poor peasants though

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You have learned- how samurai and shogun took over Japan

Next- you will learn about how samurai lived their lives

what they believed in

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