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Japan (Ancient Japan (Societal Structure (The emperor was the highest…
Japan
Ancient Japan
Achievements
"They created the Shinto religion and its architecture, distinctive art objects such as haniwa figurines, the oldest pottery vessels in the world, the largest wooden buildings anywhere at their time of construction, and many literary classics including the world’s first novel."-https://www.ancient.eu/Ancient_Japan/
Politics
After a while, Japan was ruled by emperors, who often hired nobles from high families to serve alongside.
Japan was separated into clans, and were ruled by the Yamato, in general. JImmu, a Yamato leader, was said to be the great-grandson of the sun goddess, and became the first emperor.
Religion
Ancient Japan's main religion was Shinto, or the belief that humans, animals, plants, and even inanimate objects such as rivers, have their own spirits.
They believed they could call on the kami, nature spirits, for help, and worshipped for them at holy places.
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Buddhism was also in Ancient Japan, as it was encouraged by the emperor Shotoku's love for the Chinese lifestyle and civilization.
Economics
Nobles were given large areas of land, and made more money off of the crops grown.
When the Yayoi, some of Japan's first settlers, came to Japan, they brought over their skills of pottery, metalworking, and grew rice as a main crop.
Geography
Physical Geography
Japan is located is an island country in East Asia "in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south."- Wikipedia
Japan is split into 4 areas- Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
Climate
Japan has a temperate climate, varying slightly between areas.
Japan has 6 different climate areas. These include Hokkaido, Sea of Japan, Central Highland, Seto Inland Sea, Pacific Ocean, and the Ryukyu Islands.
Societal Structure
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Nobles were given land by the emperor to work, and were well-respected among others.
Many Japanese were below the emperor and nobles in these regards, and were not as well-respected as them.
Medieval Japan
Religion
Medieval, or feudal, Japan's religions were very similar to Ancient Japan's, but reversed. Shinto declined as emperors had, since Shoguns has risen to power.
Shinto was partly based on the emperor's power and lineage, but they were less common as shoguns arrived, rendering Shinto as less common.
Buddhism was already trying to gain power and become more commonplace than Shinto when it declined, and as Japan communicated to other regions more.
Economics
At this point in time, Japan had became more communicated towards other close countries, trading with them better.
Japan also had better irrigation methods, boosting, if not maximizing, crop potential.
There were also artisans who could create armor, tools, or weapons, and merchants could sell different items, at different areas, which allowed regions that had specific items give and receive new items.
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Politics
Medieval Japan has had many differences in politics. These include the shoguns and the shogunates, hired nobles, and regents. Nobles were given land for their service, who could give even MORE land to samurai to protect them. Regents could work in politics for emperors to weak or ill to serve, but shoguns then became the main form of government, owning large masses of land and riches. Daimyos were powerful military lords that all ruled separate areas that were independant to each other.
Achievments
Creates the shogunate, a form of government, and become a massive trade center.
Questions
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What is a religion that means, "way of the spirits"?
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