Shoguns, Samurai and the Japanese Middle Ages (6:26)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:35 Beginning around the late twelfth century, what class became increasingly powerful? Who lost power?
- 00:45 What new political system emerged around this time?
- 02:03 Was power centralized under the shogunate or bakufu system? Who held power under this system?
- 02:13 What are some similarities between the bakufu system in Japan and feudalism in Europe?
- 05:00 What did guns have to do with Japanese reunification?