Traditions and Encounters, 4th Edition (Bentley)

Chapter 15: THE RESURGENCE OF EMPIRE IN EAST ASIA

Internet Activities: The Sarshina Diary

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http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/omori/court/sarashina.html

1			Read this diary down to the second illustration. How would you describe this girl's life? Can you determine the economic class of her family? Why did she and her family go to the Royal City?
2			Why does this girl take such pleasure in the Genji stories? What does her family think of this interest? Does her interest tell you anything about Japanese society in the Heian period?

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