Unit Resources
Helpful Websites:
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/10c.asp - This website provides a nice overview of medieval Japan. It covers geography, religion, art, the feudal system, shogun, and a lot of other useful information for this unit.
http://www.facts-about-japan.com/feudal-japan.html - Feudal Japan is the focus of this webpage. It provides a description of the social hierarchy and breaks down the major periods of feudal Japan.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/japan/p/ShogJapanClass.htm - This webpage is similar to the website above, in that it covers feudal Japan, but it provides a description of how some of the other classes lived during this time, such as farmers and merchants.
http://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido - This webpage covers the Samurai and the bushido code that they followed. Besides having articles, it also has several videos covering the samurai class.
http://www.britannica.com/place/Japan - This is the encyclopedia britannica website for Japan and provides many facts on the country. It covers the geography of Japan and has useful information on its history.
Helpful Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXOupSWb10Q - This video is a 3d timeline of Japanese history. Its very short but gives a great overview of the major events during the medieval period in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfQmYXSfqA4 - This video shows the geography and some major structures of medieval Japan using google earth. Its a great way to see the actual geography of Japan and to see medieval Japanese castles and structures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kE-KUroFSQ - This short video covers the Buddhist and Shinto religions. It gives a very nice overview of both religions and also provides visuals of each religions temples and shrines.
http://youtu.be/dhiKZG-Ghi8 - This is a very short video about the social structure of medieval Japan. It provides a lot of information in a very short amount of time.
https://youtu.be/ZnZEoOJ-cxE - This is a great video that covers the Heian period of Japan (8th century to the 12th century). It is full of very good information, but it may be a little difficult to understand because of the vocabulary used. If you can get through it though, it has some very good information about The Tale of Genji.
http://www.ushistory.org/civ/10c.asp - This website provides a nice overview of medieval Japan. It covers geography, religion, art, the feudal system, shogun, and a lot of other useful information for this unit.
http://www.facts-about-japan.com/feudal-japan.html - Feudal Japan is the focus of this webpage. It provides a description of the social hierarchy and breaks down the major periods of feudal Japan.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/japan/p/ShogJapanClass.htm - This webpage is similar to the website above, in that it covers feudal Japan, but it provides a description of how some of the other classes lived during this time, such as farmers and merchants.
http://www.history.com/topics/samurai-and-bushido - This webpage covers the Samurai and the bushido code that they followed. Besides having articles, it also has several videos covering the samurai class.
http://www.britannica.com/place/Japan - This is the encyclopedia britannica website for Japan and provides many facts on the country. It covers the geography of Japan and has useful information on its history.
Helpful Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXOupSWb10Q - This video is a 3d timeline of Japanese history. Its very short but gives a great overview of the major events during the medieval period in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfQmYXSfqA4 - This video shows the geography and some major structures of medieval Japan using google earth. Its a great way to see the actual geography of Japan and to see medieval Japanese castles and structures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kE-KUroFSQ - This short video covers the Buddhist and Shinto religions. It gives a very nice overview of both religions and also provides visuals of each religions temples and shrines.
http://youtu.be/dhiKZG-Ghi8 - This is a very short video about the social structure of medieval Japan. It provides a lot of information in a very short amount of time.
https://youtu.be/ZnZEoOJ-cxE - This is a great video that covers the Heian period of Japan (8th century to the 12th century). It is full of very good information, but it may be a little difficult to understand because of the vocabulary used. If you can get through it though, it has some very good information about The Tale of Genji.