Glencoe World History: Modern Times © 2011 Virginia Edition

Chapter 9: The East Asian World

Student Web Activity Lesson Plans

Bushido in the Time of the Shoguns

Introduction

The world of the shoguns was the world of the warrior code known as "bushido," literally "the way of the warrior." In this activity students will learn about the central role of bushido in the lives of the samurai, the most powerful Japanese social class during the time of the shoguns.

Lesson Description
Students will go to a Web site about bushido, the warrior code of samurais. Students will read the information and answer four questions about what they have read. Students will then outline and design a recruitment pamphlet for samurai warriors.

Instructional Objectives
The learner will be able to describe the bushido code of the samurai.
The learner will be able to summarize and interpret the information gathered on the Web site to write a recruitment pamphlet for samurai warriors.

Student Web Activity Answers

1. Samurais can be compared to medieval knights of Europe and bushido is similar to the code of chivalry.



2. Bushido is based on Buddhism, Zen, Confucianism, and Shintoism.



3. Shintoism contributed the concepts of loyalty and patriotism to bushido.



4. The concepts of family loyalty and relationships were contributed by Confucianism.



5. Students' recruitment pamphlets will vary but should include the values discussed on the Web site.