Japan’s Golden Age:

the Heian Period (794-1185 CE)

Chapter 21 History Alive!

Name: ______Period: ______

Station A: Section 21.2

1.  What will you do about the screen? Why?

2.  Why did the emperor move the capital from Nara to Heian-kyo?

3.  What’s one example of how wealthy families lived in Heian-kyo?

Station B: 21.3

1.  How did you treat Fujiwara Michinaga? Why?

2.  List two ways the Fujiwara family was able to exercise power despite not being the formal rulers of Japan?

3.  How did the emperor’s family justify their power? What is this similar to?

Station C: 21.4

  1. What will you do with the fan? Why?
  1. What determined a person’s rank during the Heian period?

  1. Give an example of how rank affected people’s daily lives?

Station D: 21.5

1.  What tips would you give a woman about how to apply cosmetics?

2.  How was a person judged during the Heian period?

3.  Give one more example of the importance of aesthetics (the appreciation of beauty) during the Heian period.

Station E: Section 21.7 **note, out of order

1.  What will you say to your host about the statue?

2.  Which work of art will you praise, painting 1 or painting 2? Why?

3.  What changes were made in art techniques (for statues and paintings) during this time?

Station F: 21.8

1.  Why did women become such famous authors during this time?

2.  Give an example of how writing was part of daily life for the nobles.

3.  Who were two important writers of the period, and what did they write?

Station G: 21.9

1.  What should your attitude toward the poor be if you want the other aristocrats to accept you?

2.  List three reasons why the Heian period came to an end.

Station H: 21.6**note, out of order

1.  How many times were you able to kick the ball to each other without it touching the ground?______

2.  How many stones were you able to balance on your finger? ______

3.  Describe a bugaku performance.


Summary Activities

A. What are four ways that the Heian Period has had a lasting effect on Japanese culture?

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B. Create a summary web of what you’ve learned about Japan’s Golden Age

1. Choose five of the following topics that you learned about in the stations:

Heian-kyo, the Fujiwara family, social position (rank), beauty and fashion, entertainment, art (sculpture and painting), and writing and literature.

2. Write the topics on the spokes of the web.

3. Fill in two details about each topic. Number them, 1. and 2.

4. Illustate one of the details from each topic with a simple illustration.