LEARN THIS:
Historical Japanese societies have most often remained distant from their Asian neighbors. This is partly due to the physical limitations of their location on a group of many islands far from the mainland but also a cultural sense of superiority. Despite often keeping themselves isolated from other civilizations, the Japanese shared many similarities to their neighbors. This is certainly true of how their civilization rose and declined over time.
For this station you will consider how two specific eras of the Japanese civilization - the Heian Period, and the Kamakura Shogunate – demonstrate the following factors at work:
DIRECTIONS:
To answer the questions below, read about the Japanese civilization during the post-classical era in your textbook on pages 339-343 or check out the relevant Wikipedia articles on the Heian Period and Kamakura Shogunate.
1. Identify at least two factors which contributed to the decline of the Heian Period’s emperors.
Support your claims with specific facts.
2. Identify at least two factors which contributed to the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate’s shogun.
Support your claims with specific facts.
3. How does the rise and decline of Japanese civilizations compare to what you learned about China’s
post-classical dynasties? Explain at least one way in which the rise or decline that you explored for
this station relates to something similar happening in China.
Historical Japanese societies have most often remained distant from their Asian neighbors. This is partly due to the physical limitations of their location on a group of many islands far from the mainland but also a cultural sense of superiority. Despite often keeping themselves isolated from other civilizations, the Japanese shared many similarities to their neighbors. This is certainly true of how their civilization rose and declined over time.
For this station you will consider how two specific eras of the Japanese civilization - the Heian Period, and the Kamakura Shogunate – demonstrate the following factors at work:
- Leadership
- Effectiveness of Political System
- Values
- Invasions/Warfare
- Internal Conflict (Social, Political, or Military)
- Size of Civilization (Physical, Population)
- Strength of Economy
- Environment
- Treatment of Poorest Classes
DIRECTIONS:
To answer the questions below, read about the Japanese civilization during the post-classical era in your textbook on pages 339-343 or check out the relevant Wikipedia articles on the Heian Period and Kamakura Shogunate.
1. Identify at least two factors which contributed to the decline of the Heian Period’s emperors.
Support your claims with specific facts.
2. Identify at least two factors which contributed to the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate’s shogun.
Support your claims with specific facts.
3. How does the rise and decline of Japanese civilizations compare to what you learned about China’s
post-classical dynasties? Explain at least one way in which the rise or decline that you explored for
this station relates to something similar happening in China.