Samurai and Shoguns Take over Japan

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Samurai and Shoguns Take over Japan

• A PowerPoint by Billy Maggs, Scott French, and
  August Staubus
• Blue writing take notes!

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Intro

• While life in Heian was easygoing and fun, the
  rest of Japan was very different. With wars
  fought amongst different clans almost constantly,
  the leaders of those clans, called Daimyo (kind
  of like lords), felt the need to protect
  themselves.

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Samurai

• Samurai were hired to protect shoguns from
  invading clans
• Samurai means To Serve
• Weak paid w/ rice, strong paid w/ land
• Most carried two swords

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Vocabulary

• Shogun military leader-most power
• Emperor figurehead-very little power
• Daimyo led armies of samurai
• Samurai warriors with honor
• Peasants poor people

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Two Clans Fight

• Two clans fought for leadership
• Minamoto clan versus (unknown)
• Emperor ignored fighting, busy with court
• Minamoto clan won - leader became Shogun in 1192
• Emperor became a figurehead. Figureheads seem to
  have power but it is actually held by someone else

Credit to Trevor Gammil and Nick Gatto
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Intro to Next Section

• Under the rule of a Shogun, Samurai lived with
  much honor. They had many privileges.