Bellringer: 4/22 + 4/25 1)Pick up the papers by the door. 2)Turn in your Aztecs DBQ packet to your class drawer. 3)Update your Table of Contents (ToC): 1)Page 147 – Asia SPICE Notes Chart 2)Page 148 – AAA Unit Review Worksheet

HOMEWORK: 4/22 + 4/25 1)Study for your Africa, Americas, and Asia unit mini- test NEXT CLASS! 1)Tuesday, 4/26 – 3 rd 2)Wednesday, 4/27 – 5 th and 8 th

Part 1: Japan

Where is Japan? Only 500 miles from China Is an ARCHIPELAGO – a group of islands –Japan is made up of 4,000 islands!

Geography: ADVANTAGES Mild climate Plenty of rainfall

Geography: DISADVANTAGES Very mountainous Only 15% of land is farmable Short in natural resources like: Coal, oil, iron –Means they have to seek out trade opportunities Japan experiences typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis

The Basics: Japan Japan was made up of hundreds of clans that controlled their own territories Worshipped nature gods and goddesses –Later known as Shintoism

POLITICS: Yamato Clan Leading clan in Japan by 5 th century –Fancied themselves emperor, but they weren’t' The clans had real power – Whichever clan had the most power  controlled the emperor

RELIGION: Shintoism Shinto means = way of the gods – Shintoism respected nature and the worship of ancestors Kami – divine spirits that dwelled in nature –Beautiful tree, rock, waterfall –Home of kami

Torii A traditional Japanese gate that is found at the entry way into a Shinto shrine.

RELIGION: Shinto and Buddhism Buddhism started in India – Spread to China  Japan

RELIGION: Japanese-Infused Buddhism Japan was impressed by Buddhism’s teachings, beautiful ceremonies and art Buddhism and Shinto began to get combined

CULTURE and INTERACTIONS: Chinese Influence System of writing Ways of painting Followed Chinese styles of cooking, gardening, drinking tea and hairdressing Strong central government Tried the civil service exam but nobles were too powerful

POLITICAL and SOCIAL: Heian Period 794 CE: the imperial court moved its capital to Heian (modern day Kyoto) Heian Period = highly refined court society arose Had many rules –Length of swords –Color of robes –Even number of skirts women wore

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL: Heian Period Etiquette (good manners) were extremely important –Loud laughing, or mismatched clothes were considered deeply embarrassing Everyone at the court was expected to write poetry and paint Lady Murasaki Shikibu – Tale of Genji –Life of a prince in the imperial court –Detailed description of court life during this period

CULTURE and SOCIAL: The Samurai Soldiers attacked farmers  Landowners employed SAMURAI (bodyguards) – Lived according to the BUSHIDO – code of behavior or “the way of the warrior” Show courage Reverence to gods Protect those who were weaker Die an honorable death

INTERACTIONS: Japan Japan was attacked by the Mongols and saved by kamikazes. Some say Japan was saved by tsunamis that destroyed Mongol forces

RESEARCHING POST-CLASSICAL CHINA: Use pages in the textbook on your desk to fill in the China column of your notes. You can work with the people with whom you are sitting

Post - Classical China Social / Cultural Arrival of Buddhism – Impacts Art and Religion Neo-Confucianism - Strengthening of five relationships - Changing Gender roles (emperor of household and footbinding - Repression of Buddhists (loss of tax $$)

Chinese Foot-Binding

Political Sui, Tang, and Song (Dynasty) - Mandate of Heaven - Civil Service Examinations - Expansion of territory under the Tang, and shrinking under the Song - : Korea and Japan – Kowtow to Chinese Emperor

Economic Focus on internal trade Invention of paper money, compass, and gunpowder, and restaurants (yummy!!) Increases in population due to Champa rice Porcelain and Silk still major trading commodities