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CHAPTER 14, SECTION 3:
LIFE IN MEDIEVAL
JAPAN
February 22, 2012
ObjectiveToday we will be learning about
religion’s influence on
medieval Japan.
Japanese Religion & Culture *Most Japanese
believe in both Buddhism & Shinto, but each religion had different beliefs or customs
*Shinto believed in the concern of daily life
*Buddhism believed in the life after death
Japanese Religion & Culture Different Sects of
Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism
○ *Began in India & spread to China & Korea.
○ Other sects branch from MB
Japanese Religion & Culture 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 Zen Buddhism
*Find inner peace through self-control and a simple life.
*Learned martial arts, or sports that involve combat and self-defense.
*Practiced meditation, or sitting cross-legged for hours, with a mind clear of all thoughts and desires.
Japanese Religion & Culture *The arts of Japan
revealed the Japanese love of beauty and simplicity.
*Artisans made statues, furniture, & household items. They would put a shiny black and red coating, or lacquer.
Japanese Religion & Culture *Japanese also
made origami. This was a way of folding paper into decorations.
*Buddhist monks and samurai made a ceremony for drinking tea.
Japanese Religion & Culture 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 *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 *Calligraphy was
used in these. This is the art of writing beautifully.
*Tanka was the oldest form of poetry. It was a five-lined poem that did not rhyme.
Japanese Religion & Culture *Murasaki Shikibu
wrote The Tale of Genji. (Maybe the world’s first novel.)
*The Tale of Heike was novel about the fight btw Taira & Minamoto clans.
*Noh was a type of play that used masks
Economy & Society *Wealthy class:
emperor, nobles w/the emperor, & military officials.
*Most Japanese were poor farmers.
*Japanese farmers provided most of Japan’s wealth.
Economy & Society *In the 1100s, they
used better irrigation. This made their job easier.
*Artisans started making weapons, armor, and tools.
*Kyoto became a major center of trade in Japan.
Economy & Society *There,
merchants/artisans made guilds, or za, to protect their profits.
*Japan also increased trade w/Korea, China, & SE Asia.
Economy & Society *During the Middle
Ages, Japan had extended families.
*The man was the head of the family.
Economy & Society *Under Prince
Shotoku, women had a high place in society.
*During the warrior society, women lost their freedoms.
Economy & Society *On farms, women
worked for a long time. They also cooked and cared for the children.
*In town, women helped run the family business & ran the home
Economy & Society Despite this, women
still made an impact.
*Tomoe was a famous female samurai.
She was described in The Tale of the Heike.
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