History k-10 Syllabus 2012

Topic 5b: Japan under the Shoguns (c. AD 794 – 1867)
The way of life in Shogunate Japan, including social, cultural, economic and political features (including the feudal system and the increasing power of the shogun) (ACDSEH012)
Students:

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  sequence the Nara and Heian periods and the Kamakura, Muromachi and Tokugawa shogunates
  
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  identify key places in Japan during this period
  
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  outline key cultural, economic and political features of this society, including the increasing power of the shogun
  
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  describe the everyday life of men, women and children in Japan under the shoguns
  
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  identify the roles and relationships of key groups in this society using sources
  

The role of the Tokugawa Shogunate in reimposing a feudal system (based on daimyo and samurai) and the increasing control of the shogun over foreign trade (ACDSEH063)
Students:

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  outline how the Tokugawa Shogunate took control of Japan by AD 1603
  
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  describe how the Tokugawa Shoguns revived the feudal system in Japan
  
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  explain how foreign trade was controlled by the Tokugawa Shoguns
  

The use of environmental resources in Shogunate Japan and the forestry and land use policies of the Tokugawa Shogunate (ACDSEH064)
Students:

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  describe how the Japanese used land and forests as resources
  
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  outline the Tokugawa Shogunate's policies on forestry and land use
  

Theories about the decline of the Shogunate, including modernisation and westernisation, through the adoption of Western arms and technology (ACDSEH065)
Students:

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  explain why the Tokugawa Shoguns isolated Japan from the rest of the world from AD 1639
  
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  identify examples of modernisation and westernisation in Japan in this period and explain their impact
  
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  assess the importance of Western influence on the decline of the Shogunate
  
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  explain how the Shogunate have influenced modern Japan