Investigation 4.1: Rise of the Shogun

Japan had access to numerous trade routes, so they were heavily influenced by other empires of the Middle Ages, like the Abbasid Caliphate in the Middle East.

Japan's livable regions and natural resources were limited, so internal conflict was common.

Japan's location near China and Korea made it very common for outside invasions to occur.

a rich person who funded the arts during the Heian Period

a group of warriors organized by a general

a powerful family who had ruling interest in Medieval Japan

They wiped out every living member of the Fujiwara clan

They overthrew the emperor and replaced them with Taira no Kiyomori

They had a Taira daughter marry the current emperor

Minamoto clan

Taira clan

Fujiwara clan