9.6 SkillBuilder activity COMMUNICATING Advancements in technology regularly lead to the abandonment of traditional methods. Discuss what cultural practices you think will be obsolete in the coming years, and what technology you think will cause this.
9.6
Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 2, 3, 4
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
1, 5, 7, 9
6, 8, 10
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Recall the role of the samurai in feudal Japanese society. 2. Identify the differences in the education of samurai boys and girls. A. Samurai boys were trained as soldiers from an early age. B. Samurai boys were both trained as soldiers and taught common household functions. C. Samurai girls were taught how to manage the household. D. Samurai girls were both trained as soldiers and taught common household functions. 3. Determine whether the following statements are True or False. a. Samurai boys were not trained as soldiers from an early age. b. Samurai were allowed to own land, but only if it was granted to them by their daimȳo lord. c. Samurai women were not trained in military skills, and were instead expected to become faithful wives and mothers. 4. Bushid̄o was the ________ code of the samurai. Samurai were expected to be loyal and obedient to their daimȳo lords. A samurai was expected to defend to the death his own family honour and the honour of his ________. 5. Explain why it was important for samurai to learn how to read and write, as well as fight. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Examine SOURCES1 and 2 . Identify the advantages and disadvantages of fighting in armour like this. 7. Compare SOURCES3 and 4 . Explain why weapons such as the sword in SOURCE3 eventually became ineffective in battle. 8. The samurai were the Japanese equivalent of medieval European knights. Analyse the material in Topic 3, lesson 3.6 on the European knight and explain the similarities and differences between these two types of warriors. State which would be more effective at the time and why. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Create a list of the values the samurai followed in the code of bushid̄o. 10. Reflect on what you have learned so far about bushid̄o. a. Identify which of these values are important to modern-day Australian military forces. Give reasons for your answer. b. Give some examples of how these values might be seen or used in practical situations today in Australian society. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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