Resources
from NetTrekker, SFUSD Database
- East
Asia (A.D. 400-1500) -- Japan (http://school.nettrekker.com/subject/)
- If
this URL link does not work, follow these steps:
- From A.P.
Giannini Library home page (http://infospec46.com/apglibrary.html),
click on the NetTrekker icon about 1/3 down the page.
- User
name and password are both SFUSD.
- Use keyword search OR
<> - Click
on "World History" in the "Social Studies" section.
- Click
on "New Patterns of Civilization (A.D. 400 to 1500)"
- Click
on "East Asia (A.D. 400-1500) -- Japan"
- Students can register for an account. Ask Ms. Lai for
the registration code.
Resources
from World Book ONLINE
- From
A.P.
Giannini Library home page (http://infospec46.com/apglibrary.html)
click on the World Book Online cell
about 1/3 down the page. (same table as NetTrekker)
- User
name: apglibrary; password: apgjaguars
- Students can register for an account. Ask Ms. Lai for
help.
GENERAL
RESOURCES
- General
Reference Site
- ibiblio
-- the Publics' Library (http://www.ibiblio.org/collection)
- Ancient
Japan (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/ANJAPAN1.HTM)
JAPAN
- Noh
Plays (http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/noh)
Websites
for Feudal Japan
GENERAL
- Resources
for
Medieval
Japan
(http://www.southlakems.org/japanProjectbookmarks.htm):
incredible list of resources by topic?overview, geography,
government/political
organization, food, clothing, shelter, art, religion, family
- About.com web
results
for "Japan
feudal" search. 61 results. Look at them carefully.
(http://ancienthistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=japan%2C%20feudal&SUName=ancienthistory&TopNode=3042&type=1)
- Results for Japan,
Ancient Japan
(http://ancienthistory.about.com/sitesearch.htm?terms=Japan,%20Ancient%20Japan&SUName=ancienthistory&TopNode=3042&type=1)
- Medieval
Japan
Newspaper Webquest
(http://school.edmonds.wednet.edu/cpm/japannewspaper.htm)
scroll down to the "Resources" at bottom for some great links.
- Japan
Timelines
with
linked
information
(http://web.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum210/tml/japantml/japantml.htm).
Good for Buddhism, Heian period
- Oakland
Unified
School
Resources
on Japan
(http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/library/japan_china/japan_history.html):
many good links are here especially on women, samurai, bushi, culture,
diary of Lady Sarashina, feudalism in Japan
- Feudal Japan
Article
Listing
(http://www.lisashea.com/japan/articles.html):
Bonsai: miniature trees, Bow Weapons in Japan, Boy's Day: May 5th,
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior, Early Japanese Armor, Edo / Tokyo,
Girl's
Day: March 3rd, Kabuki: Japanese theater, Reality of Geisha,
Sake: Japanese Rice Wine, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Ukiyo-e (pictures of the
floating
world), Zen Buddhism and Sand Gardens
- This is a site
from Washington
State University:
(http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/TOKJAPAN/TOKJAPAN.HTM):
This site has information on Warring
States Japan, Oda
Nobunaga, Toyotomi
Hideyoshi, Tokugawa
Ieyasu, Life
in Tokugawa Japan, Tokugawa
Neo-Confucianism, Kokugaku:
Japanese Studies, Motoori
Norinaga, Kabuki:
Frozen Features in a Floating World
- Japanese
Information
Network--
(http://www.jinjapan.org)
- History index (http://www.jinjapan.org/history.html)
to
various periods
in Japanese History
- General index (
http://www.jinjapan.org/jin-index.html)
- Kids Web Japan
(http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/index.html):
Click on the history link. At the bottom of the page is a set of linked
history questions. There is information about shogun, ninja.
- Jin facts
(http://www.jinjapan.org/jinfactsl.html)
- Medieval
Japan:
Key
Points (http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/webcourse/key_points/kp_7.htm)
- Short
History by
periods
(http://wiwi.co.jp/vwakayama/kankou/prefg/060200/kankou/english/history.html)
- Japanese
History
Lesson
(http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/lost_tribes/japanese_history.html):
Historical overview of Japan with a link to Table of events, which is a
brief outline of Japanese history.
- Japanese
history
(http://www.cyberport.uqam.ca/english/countries/japan/history.htm)
authors
are Québec college students (17-21 years old). This page is
constantly
being updated. You can read interesting essays on Japanese geography,
history,
economy, environment and culture
- History of Japan
from Wikipedia
(http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan):
This has a table of contents list that is linked.
- Encyclopedia: History
of Japan
(http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/History-of-Japan)
links to information on various periods with links inside each article.
- Frommer’s
In
Depth
history (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/japan/0229032975.html)
- The
Shadow of
Nippon, is a reflection
of Shadow Earth's Japan during the height of it's feudal period, albeit
on a much larger scale.
(http://www.geocities.com/merovaeus/SB_Hideo/Nippon/nippon.html).
Very interesting site. Useful for terms to use for further
investigation.
Colorful.
- Timeline
(http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/TIMELINE.HTM)
- Feudal Japan
(http://www.loyno.edu/~seduffy/feudaljapan.html)
SPECIFIC
TOPIC SITES
- Language
- Hiragana
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana): Hiragana (???, literally
"smooth
kana") are a Japanese syllabary, one of four Japanese writing systems
(the
others are katakana, kanji and ro¯maji).
Hiragana are used for:
- Court Nobles
- The
structure of
feudal Japan
(http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsoc/gr7/74info1.html): Chart
(http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsoc/gr7/74handouts1.html#4)
- Feudal
Japan
nobles
(http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:ST7Yhoy4WF4J:www.htansw.asn.au/teach/juniorhistorydocs/jun_feudaljapan_cloze.doc+COURT+NOBLES,+FEUDAL+JAPAN&hl=en&ie=UTF-8)
- Heian Jingu
Shrine/Festival
of Ages (http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/english/0302.html)
scrolls down to get to the earlier history information on nobles.
- Burakumin
- Rights Activists
and
Rights
Violations: the Burakumin case in Japan
(http://www.imadr.org/tokyo/ishikawareport.html)
history of the group
- The Burakumin:
The Complicity
of Japanese Buddhism in Oppression and an Opportunity for Liberation
(http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/7/alldritt001.html)
- Samurai Warriors
- Zen monks and nuns
- Ainu
- Peasants
- Artisans
- Essential,
Informed, & Intriguing Sites about Japanese Culture
(http://www.culture-at-work.com/jpnlinks.html):
Some topics include: Launch Points, Arts & Fashions,
Economy:
Growth & Recession, Education, Food, Geography & Maps, History,
Japanese Language; Leisure, Tourism, Consumption; Life Cycle,
Literature,
Media sources, Photographs, Religion,
Rural Life, Sports,
Urban
Life, Workplace, Other Topics and Resources.
- Merchants
- Shogun
- Haiku
- Kabuki theatre
- Daimyo estate
- Castle/Town
- Japanese Feudal
laws (http://www.uni-erfurt.de/ostasiatische_geschichte/texte/japan/dokumente/17/tokugawa_legislation/index_files/buke_shohatto_1635.html):
Buke
shohatto 1635
- History of the
Kimono(http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono):
This colorful site covers the development of the traditional Japanese
garment.
Many graphics display the styles and features of men's, women's, and
children's
kimonos. Also tells for what occasions kimonoa are worn in Japan today.
CHINA
- Medieval
China
(http://www.auburn.edu/english/gb/gbsite/china/medieval%20china/medievalchina.html)
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