Ears Katana long sword Guard Fist Handle Grip

Ears Katana (long sword) Guard Fist Handle Grip Turf of fur Mouth chin Arm Elbow Kimono Mon Sleeve Clan crest Tied and Gathered (A popular style in Feudal Japan) Sleeve (Normal) Scabbard for Katana Sleeve Mon Belt Tie Wakizashi Scabbard for Wakizashi (short sword) Hakama (17 th Century Japanese Baggy Levis) Foot (For Good Luck) Hakama Tied and Gathered (Another popular style) Rabbit’s toes Waraji Japanese flip flops 1. If you had to guess, what kind of animal do you think this is? 2. What type of person is this drawing supposed to represent? 3. How many swords does Usagi Yojimbo have? What are they called and what’s the difference between them 4. What kind of footwear is Usagi Yojimbo wearing? What is it’s Japanese name? 5. What’s odd about the kimono that Usagi Yojimbo is wearing? Why is it this way? Geta (raised wooden Sandal)

Mr. Kellner 18 -2 Reading Guide Read Chapter 18 -2 on pages 393 -397 and answer the following questions. Then answer the Questions on the back of this page 1. Put the Japanese social classes on the right in order, starting with the highest. These social classes represent Japanese society from 1600 -1868 Daimyo (great samurai) Commoners Emperor Shogun Lesser Samurai Peasants 2. Draw a star next to the most powerful person or group in this society 3. Which country had the greatest influence on Japan? 4. A system of government in which local lords rule the land but are bound by ties of loyalty to higher lords or the emperor is called what? 5. What city was the capital of Japan during the Tokugawa Shogunate? What is that city called today? 6. Even though Japan was isolated from the rest of the world, European traders from what country were able to keep a trading post in Nagasaki 2. 7. The Japanese emperor is thought to be a direct descendant of what Japanese goddess? 3. 8. The Japanese originally used Chinese writing. Later, this was replaced by a writing system called?