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The Rise of the Warrior Class
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What was the role of the samurai in the military society of
medieval Japan?
P R E V I E W
Use the list below to check off the skills, knowledge, and values that you believe should be
taught to American soldiers. You can check as many as you think are important.
_____ 1. Swimming
_____ 2. The use of a rifle
_____ 3. Driving a motor vehicle
_____ 4. Acceptance of hardships without complaint
_____ 5. The use of a knife
_____ 6. Dancing
_____ 7. The use of a computer
_____ 8. Basic religious beliefs
_____ 9. Language of the enemy
_____ 10. World history
_____ 11. Geneva Convention (the rules of war)
_____ 12. Literature appreciation
_____ 13. Dinner manners
_____ 14. The operation of a two-way radio
_____ 15. Code of Military Conduct (outlines how soldiers should behave during battle or
when captured)
_____ 16. Art appreciation
_____ 17. Unquestioning obedience to orders
_____ 18. The operation of a grenade launcher
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Key Content Terms
As you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers.
shogun Amida Buddhism
samurai
Section 3 (Armor and Weapons) Zen Buddhism
daimyo Bushido
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martial arts restoration
Section 4 (Military Training and Fighting)
Section 2 (The Rise of the Samurai)
Section 2 Section
(The Rise
1 of2the Samurai)
Section
Section 2
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1.5 (Mental
Section Look at the illustrations
Training) at right.
Explain how these three figures
are related. Tell what each one
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promises
Section 6 (Training in the other two.
Writing/Literature)
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Shogun Daimyo Samurai
Section 7 (Training for the Tea Ceremony)
Section 3 (Armor and Weapons)
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Section
Section 3(
8 (Training in Spiritual Strength)
Section 4 (Military Training and Fighting)
2. How did the government of Japan change in 1603?
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Section 9 (The Code of Bushido)
Section 5 (Mental Training)
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Section 2
Section 3
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Section 10 (Women in Samurai Society)
1. 6On
Section the drawing
(Training at right, label three
in Writing/Literature)
important parts of the samurai’s armor.
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2. Label the samurai’s weapon and explain
Section 7the purposes
(Training of Tea
for the theCeremony)
long sword
he carried.
NOTES:
3. Add one additional weapon to the drawing.
- Samurai were like the _______________________ of medieval Europe.
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Label it.
Section 8 (Training in Spiritual Strength)
- The existence of samurai came to an end when the ______________________ came back to power in the 1800s.
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Section 9 (The Code of Bushido)
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Section 10 (Women in Samurai Society)
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