Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact

MAIL MAGAZINE
archives

SDHF Newsletter No.170 New History Textbook for Middle School (4)

New History Textbook for Middle School Students
Series No. 4, Chapter 2: Medieval Japan
- The Kamakura and Muromchi period –
Sections 1~3
June 21, 2017

Series No. 4 contains Chapter 2, Sections 1~3.

Chapter 2, Section 1: The start of samurai rule
Topic 21 – The rise and fall of the Taira clan
What events brought about the triumph and the collapse of the Taira clan?
Topic 22 – The samurai government of the Kamakura shogunate
What were the distinguishing characteristics of the Kamakura shogunate, Japan’s first samurai government?
Topic 23 – The Mongol Invasions of Japan
Why was Japan able to repulse the Mongol Invasions?
Chapter 2, Section 2: The evolution of samurai rule
Topic 24 – The Kemmu Restoration and the Northern and Southern Courts period
Why did the Kemmu Restoration prove to be so short-lived?
Topic 25 – The Muromachi shogunate and the protector-daimyo The Taiho Code and Heijo-kyo
What were the distinguishing characteristics of the Muromachi shogunate as a samurai government?
Topic 26 – Sino-Japanese commerce, Korea, and Ryukyu
Why did the tally trade begin and how did East Asian commercial networks develop?
Topic 27 – The Onin War and gekokujo
How was Japanese society changed by the Onin War?
Chapter 1, Section 3: Medieval society and culture
Topic 28 – The transformation of medieval cities and villages
How did life in Japan’s cities and rural villages change during the medieval period?
Topic 29 – Kamakura culture
What were the distinguishing characteristics of the culture of the Kamakura period?
Topic 30 – Muromachi culture
What were the distinguishing characteristics of the culture of the Muromachi period?
CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY: SUMMING UP THE ANCIENT PERIOD

URL: https://www.sdh-fact.com/book-article/985/
PDF: https://www.sdh-fact.com/CL02_2/Chapter%202%20Section%201-3.pdf

Questions are welcome.

MOTEKI Hiromichi, Acting Chairman
for KASE Hideaki, Chairman
Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact

BACK TO
PAGE TOP