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The Kamakura Shogunate: Feudal Military Rule and the Samurai Code
Describe the establishment of the Kamakura Shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo, samurai military hierarchy, and feudal decentralization in Japan.
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East Asian and South Asian Dynasties: Song, Kamakura, and Mughal
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Examine governance models, military feudalism, artistic masterpieces, and commercial manufacturing in medieval and early modern Asian states.
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WHI.T3.1Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the concepts of hereditary rule, kingdom, empire, feudal society, and dynasty and explain why these concepts are important in the analysis of political power and governments in different historical periods and in different places.
WHI.T3.2Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeMap 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.
WHI.T3.2.fMassachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeThe 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