Curated OER
ESL: Like and Want Exercise
In this ESL worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with the word that correctly completes them, choosing from "like" or "want."
The History Cat
The History Cat: Samurai Japan
A description of the culture and traditions of the samurai in medieval Japan.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Samurai
Learn about the origins of the Samurai, The First Warrior Government (The Kamakura Shogunate, 1185-1333, The Second Warrior Government: The Ashikaga Shogunate of the Muromachi Period (1338-1573), The Third Warrior Government: the...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Samurai: Japanese Warriors
Discover the history of the famed Samurai of Japan. What made them unique? A free registration is required to download material.
Other
Military items.com: Samurai Sword Anatomy
A comprehensive article that highlights each specific part of the traditional samurai sword using text and high-quality images.
Other
Electric Samurai: Cobweb Castle
Contains still images of Samurai statues and interactive QuickTime video files to view various shrines and castles in Japan. Also includes links to additional information, many of which are in Japanese.
Other
Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.
TES Global
Blendspace: Thinking Critically About Heart of a Samurai
A six-part learning module with links to images, websites, videos, and a text to use while reading Margi Preus' Heart of a Samurai.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Black Ships and Samurai
Imagine seeing gigantic ships bellowing black smoke pulling into a harbor- the kind of ship you've never seen before! Perry and his black ships opened Japan and enabled two incredibly different cultures to meet. Authors provide fantastic...
Ohio State University
The Early Modern Warrior: Three Explorations of Samurai Life [Pdf]
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the first shogun to unite and bring peace to Japan. His early life and rise to power is documented in this essay. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Other
Japanese Samurai Goods
This site contains information about the history of the Samurai sword, different terms that relate to it, and its importance. Spelling errors exist, presumably because of translation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to the Samurai
This article describes the rise and fall of the Shogunate in Japan. Included are pictures of Japanese art from these periods in Japanese history.
Other
Shadowofleaves.com: History of Japanese Swords
Follow the history of Japanese swords from the earliest times to present. Different kinds of swords were introduced during different historical periods with the samurai sword being the most well known.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Helmet With Half Face Mask
View a picture of a samurai helmet and read about who wore the helmet, the purpose of the helmet, and how it was made.
Curated OER
Japan guide.com: Samurai
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Curated OER
Japan guide.com: Samurai
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Curated OER
Code of the Samurai: A Modern Translation of the Bushido Shoshinsu
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Curated OER
The Last Samurai
This Japanese guide book site offers general information and history on the samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan.
Curated OER
Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.
Columbia University
Asia for Educators: Medieval Japan Multimedia Unit
This unit from the extensive Asia for Educator's site provides audio, video and lecture materials from well-credentialed Asian studies professors to explore Japan's medieval period, from 1000-1500 A.D. Topics include the Samurai,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Short Sword (Wakizashi) and Long Sword (Katana)
Sword making is a highly refined and respected art in Japan, part of a ritualized process requiring decades of training. View two examples and read the background of the importance of swords to the Japanese people.
Curated OER
Military items.com: Samurai Sword Anatomy
A comprehensive article that highlights each specific part of the traditional samurai sword using text and high-quality images.
Curated OER
Military items.com: Samurai Armor Anatomy
A description of how Samurai armor was constructed and a diagram provides a view of the armor and a labelling of its different components.
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