Repelling the Mongol Invasions and Zen Buddhist Culture in Japan
Evaluate the military resistance to the 1274 and 1281 Mongol invasions and the flourishing of Zen Buddhist sculpture, temple architecture, and calligraphy.

Evaluate the military resistance to the 1274 and 1281 Mongol invasions and the flourishing of Zen Buddhist sculpture, temple architecture, and calligraphy.
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5th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS
6 lessons
Examine governance models, military feudalism, artistic masterpieces, and commercial manufacturing in medieval and early modern Asian states.
Map the geographical extent of one of the following kingdoms or empires; explain its central political, economic, cultural developments and its role in trade, diplomatic alliances, warfare, and exchanges with other parts of the world.
The Kamakura Shogunate (c. 1185–1333 CE) in Japan, feudal military rule, invasions of the Mongol Empire, restoration of temples destroyed in war, Buddhist sculpture, calligraphy influenced by Zen Buddhism