Japan Under the Shogun

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📌 Part 1: What do you already know? & Geography

1. What do you already know about Japan? (Write a few keywords or draw.)

2. Map: look at the simple map space. Label the main islands and the ocean.

(Hokkaido • Honshu • Shikoku • Kyushu • Pacific Ocean)

3. Is Japan connected to Asia? ________

4. Where do most people live in Japan? ________

5. Why are many Japanese cities near the coast? ________

6. Use the word bank to fill each blank. Write one short word or phrase.

Word bank: Nara • Kyoto • Shogun • Shogunate • isolation

Nara Period (710–794): Capital was ________

Heian Period (794–1185): Capital moved to ________

Kamakura Shogunate (1185–1333): Ruled by the ________

Muromachi Shogunate (1336–1573): A time of military ________ (short)

Tokugawa Shogunate (1603–1868): Long period of national ________

Quick fact: Samurai were powerful warriors who served lords called daimyo.

Images: katana • armour • castle

7. What skills would a samurai need? (List one or two.)

8. Would samurai life be dangerous? Explain in one sentence.

9. Would you want to be a samurai? Why or why not? (One short sentence)

10. One thing I learned about Japan today: