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*SAMURAI**SAMURAI*By: Kelly DoughertyBy: Kelly Dougherty
Japanese FeudalismJapanese Feudalism
Japan developed a feudal system which had similarities to the European system.
Peasants farmed the land in exchange for protection by the samurai, who operated under a code of conduct known as bushido.
Samurai - Samurai - a member of the hereditary a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan warrior class in feudal Japan
Shogun - a Shogun - a military rank and military rank and historical title for, historical title for, in most cases, in most cases, hereditary hereditary military dictator military dictator of Japanof Japan
Daimyo - a generic term referring to the Daimyo - a generic term referring to the powerful territorial lords in Japan who powerful territorial lords in Japan who
ruled most of the countryruled most of the country
Code of BushidoCode of Bushido
The Code of Bushido The Code of Bushido was a code of was a code of ethics of the warrior that would be ethics of the warrior that would be analogous to the code of chivalry of analogous to the code of chivalry of the knights during the European the knights during the European feudal period. Bushido was based on feudal period. Bushido was based on the Japanese national tradition and the Japanese national tradition and religious heritage: largely Shinto and religious heritage: largely Shinto and Buddhism. Buddhism.
Samurai WomenSamurai Women Between the 12th and 19th Between the 12th and 19th
centuries, many women of the centuries, many women of the samurai class learned how to handle samurai class learned how to handle the sword and the the sword and the
naginata, a blade on naginata, a blade on
a long staff, primarily a long staff, primarily
to defend themselvesto defend themselves
and their homes. and their homes.
Samurai HairSamurai Hair Samurai hair usually is Samurai hair usually is
called chon mage hairstyle. called chon mage hairstyle.
It shave hair from the top It shave hair from the top
to the crown while keepingto the crown while keeping
the other part of the head the other part of the head
grow long & tied into a grow long & tied into a
small ponytail at the top small ponytail at the top
of the head.of the head.
End of JapaneseEnd of Japanese Samurai Samurai The samurai finally came to an end after The samurai finally came to an end after
hundreds of years of enjoyment of their hundreds of years of enjoyment of their status, their powers, and status, their powers, and
their ability to shape the their ability to shape the
government of Japan. government of Japan.
However, the rule of the However, the rule of the
state by the military class state by the military class
was not yet over. was not yet over.
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