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Bellringer February 16, 2012

Bellringer February 16, 2012. Grab your clicker Take out something to write with. February 16, 2012. Chapter 14, section 1: Early Japan . Objectives . Today, we will learning about the geography of Japan, and Japan’s influence on China. . Japan’s Geography . Chain of islands

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Bellringer February 16, 2012

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  1. Bellringer February 16, 2012 • Grab your clicker • Take out something to write with

  2. February 16, 2012 Chapter 14, section 1:Early Japan

  3. Objectives Today, we will learning about the geography of Japan, and Japan’s influence on China.

  4. Japan’s Geography • Chain of islands • Isolated from rest of Asia • *4 Largest: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu • *Like CHINA, Japan is covered by mountains • Earthquake prone

  5. Japan’s Geography • *20% of land is farmable • *Made living on and from the sea • *Fiercely independent society

  6. First Settlers • *30,000 – 10,000 BC – Japan’s earliest settlers arrive. • *Jomon – “cord marks”, earliest group, made living from fishing

  7. First Settlers • *Yayoi – introduced Farming to Japan, prob. learned skills from CHINESE and Koreans • Yayoi: *Paddy – a rice field that is flooded when rice is planted & drained for the harvest. • Yayoi: *Clan – Yayoi were organized into clans.

  8. First Settlers • Yayoi: *Warrior Chiefs – Protected the ppl in return for a share of the rice harvest each yr. • Yayoi: *Tombs – Kofun = Yayoi tombs

  9. First Settlers • Creation Myth • *Drops of Japan • *Amaterasu ruled the Earth • *Susanowo the storm god • Symbols of leadership: *Mirror, Jewel, & a Great Sword

  10. First Settlers • A.D. 500s – *Yamato, a family clan, b/c ruler of Japan • *Yamato believe to be Amaterasu of descendants • *Jimmu, a Yamato leader, b/c “emperor of heaven.”

  11. First Settlers • *Jimmu, a Yamato leader, b/c “emperor of heaven.” • Claimed the right to rule • *Akihito, present day emperor, is one of Jimmu descendants.

  12. First Settlers • Began promoting the adoption of CHINESE culture (sent officials to study in China): • Confucianism. • Language (kanji characters). • Buddhist sects. • Chinese art & architecture. • Government structure.

  13. Prince Shotoku’s Reforms • *Shotoku – a Yamato prince, wanted a strong gov’t • *Shotoku looked to China for an ex. of a strong country

  14. Prince Shotoku’s Reforms • *Shotoku created a constitution to achieve a strong gov’t • Shotoku’s Cons: • *Gave all power to the emperor • *Created a bureaucracy • *Contained Confucius ideas

  15. Prince Shotoku’s Reforms • Shotoku sent students to China to learn. • *Buddhism – Shotoku built Buddhist temples & monasteries • *Horyuji – Japan’s oldest temple & the world’s oldest surviving wooden building

  16. Prince Shotoku’s Reforms • *Taika – “Great Change” • *Divided Japan into provinces with rulers reporting to the emperor • *All land under the emperor’s control • *Tax – Gov’t officials could only collect taxes for the emperor (crops)

  17. Shinto • *Shinto- “way of the spirits” • *Animism- believe that all natural things (mountains, water, etc.) have spirits. • *Kami- nature spirits • *Shrines- holy places were spirits are worshiped.

  18. Shinto • There are "Four Affirmations” in Shinto: • Tradition and the family: Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage. • Love of nature: Nature is sacred; to be in contact with nature is to be close to the Gods. • Physical cleanliness: Followers of Shinto take baths, wash their hands, and rinse out their mouth often. • "Matsuri": The worship and honor given to the Kami and ancestral spirits.

  19. Homework

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