Write responses to both of the following essays. Each essay should be a minimum of 2 pages. Upload the essays together as a single document in doc format. The grade earned depends on the demonstration of your mastery of the material from the lectures and readings used in supporting your argument. Follow the Guidelines for Writing Assignments.
Question 2
One of the reasons for Minamoto Yoritomo’s success was his method of rewarding his followers, which established institutional structures that endured after his lifetime. Describe the means Yoritomo used to reward service and how these institutional structures evolved over the course of the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
you will need to read :
- Mikiso Hane and Lou Perez. Premodern Japan: A Historical Survey. Second edition. Westview Press, 2014
- Watson and Shirane, trans. The Tales of the Heike. Columbia University Press, 2006.
3.Yamamoto Tsunetomo. Hagakure, trans. William S. Wilson. Boston: Shambhala, 2012.