To be able to - understand the significance of the tokugawa shogunate and explain the achievements of the shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate
The Tokugawa Shogunate lasted for almost three hundred years, from 1603CE to 1868CE. The Tokugawa Shogunate is famous for being a powerful Shogunate that prospered in international trade but it was also the last Shogunate.
This is sometimes called the Edo period, after the capital of Japan changed from Kyoto to Edo.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he was a powerful warload who ended years of civil war when he became shogun.
The Tokugawa Shogunate was when the feudal system was the strongest, leading to an overthrow of the Shogunate system.
Much of what we have been learning about in this unit comes from the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Source 2 - photographs taken by Sacha Zemp in 2005 of The Ieyasu Parade. The Ieyasu Parade happens during may every year in Okazaki City, the birthplace of tokugawa ieyasu. The parade is to honour the battle of sekigahara and tokugawa Ieyasu.
1 - Why are these photos primary sources even though they were taken after Medieval Japan ended?
2 - What is happening in the photographs?
3 - What groups of people from the Japanese feudal system are the people in the photos dressed as?
4 - Why do the people in Okazaki city hold this parade every year?
5 - How do you know the people of Okazaki know and respect their history?
task 3 - use the online timeline creator to create a timeline of the shoguns who ruled during the tokugawa shogunate
Take a screenshot of your timeline with your snipping tool and email it to your teacher when finished.
These are the names and dates you need for your timeline. The years next to the Shogun's names are how long they ruled for.
Tokugawa Ieyasu - 1603-1605.
Tokugawa Hidetada - 1605-1623.
Tokugawa Iemitsu - 1623-1651.
Tokugawa Ietsuna - 1651-1680.
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi - 1680-1709.
Tokugawa Ienobu - 1709-1712.
Tokugawa Ietsugu - 1713-1716.
Tokugawa Yoshimune - ruled 1716-1745.
Tokugawa Ieshige - 1745-1760.
Tokugawa Ieharu - ruled 1760-1786.
Tokugawa Ienari - ruled 1787-1837.
Tokugawa Ieyoshi - ruled 1837-1853.
Tokugawa Iesada - ruled 1853-1858.
Tokugawa Iemochi -, ruled 1858-1866.
Tokugawa Yoshinobu - ruled 1867-1868.
Lesson 2 - The battle of sekigahara
to know - the battle of sekigahara
to be able to - understand the battle of sekigahara and the effect it had on medieval japan
Task 1 - The battle of sekigahara
Complete the worksheet while watching the battle of Sekigahara video.
the battle of Sekigahara
Start at 2:20
Battle of Sekigahara Worksheet.pdf.pdf
the battle of sekigahara worksheet
task 2 - Peel paragraph question
Answer the following question as a PEEL paragraph. It is worth 5 marks. You have 10 minutes to answer the question.
Describe the battle of Sekigahara and explain the impact of the battle on Medieval Japan. (5 marks)
kahoot on the battle of sekigahara
Close your books, no cheating!
Lesson 3 - The Meiji Restoration
To know - The Meiji restoration
To be able to - explain how the Meiji restoration ended the Shogun's rule over Japan
The Tokugawa Shogunate played a key role in interacting with the outside world. The Tokugawa Shogunate banned Christianity because it threatened Buddhist and Shinto beliefs because these beliefs gave the feudal system authority.
Eventually the USA visited Japan (by Matthew Perry) and forced them to make a trade agreement. This ultimately lead to the fall of Shogunate Japan due to the introduction of nationalism, guns and cheap imports which lead to economic unrest. This lead to the Meiji Restoration.
The Meiji Restoration was the return to power of the emperor over the shogun with Emperor Meiji. Emperor Meiji was helped by the Shishi (powerful anti-Tokugawa samurai) who overthrew the shogun's authority using nationalism, unrest in the working class (caused by natural disasters) and foreign influence.
There were two groups of people during this time. The Kaikoku which means "open the country" and the Joi, which means "expel the barbarians."
Source 1 - A woodblock painting made in 1854CE by an unknown artist showing Matthew perry and other westerners reading President Fillmore's letter to the Emperor of Japan
4 - Who was Matthew Perry? (You can look at the information from Lesson 3).
5 - Why do you think this source is important for modern historians learning about the end of Shogunate Japan?
Source 2 - Woodblock Print made in 1878CE by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi of Japan's famous soldiers during the Meiji Restoration.
Source 3 - A painting made in 1865CE by Toyohara of samurai getting ready for battle under the sonno joi banner
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source?
2 - Who made the source?
3 - What does the word joi mean? (You can use information from Lesson 3).
4 - Are these Samurai supportive of Japan adopting foreign culture?
5 - Name the three weapons that can be seen in the painting. You can use Lesson 2 of the Samurai tab on this website to help you.
Source 4 - a print made in 1854CE that outlines America's "black ships." This print outlines to japanese officials that the ships are allowed to trade in japan and what goods they are caring.
1 - Is this a primary or secondary source?
2 - When was the source made?
3 - Look at the ship in the bottom right corner. What technology did the Americans have that the Japanese did not.