CHAPTER 29: JAPANCHAPTER 29: JAPAN Subtitle. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 6800 island archipelago 4 main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu Created by volcanoes.

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CHAPTER 29: JAPANCHAPTER 29: JAPAN Subtitle

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 6800 island archipelago 4 main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu Created by volcanoes (Ring of Fire)---50 active on islands Mount Fuji is tallest peak

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY China and Korea had significant impact Ruled by CLANS: family groups Clans united under Yamato dynasty Yamato adopt Chinese philosophy, writing, art, science, and government

SAMURAI Japan eventually becomes an empire Establishes a feudal system Emperor at top Shogun (military ruler) Samurai (professional warriors)

CONTACT WITH THE WEST 1542: Portuguese land in Japan Catholic missionaries come Shoguns began restricting foreign access and expelled all foreigners 1854: Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrives Trade negotiations with U.S. Sparks a samurai rebellion

MEIJI RESTORATION Rapid modernization and westernization of Japan Japan expanded into Manchuria (China) and Korea By 1910, Japan was the most powerful empire in Asia

WORLD WARS WWI: sided with Allies After, military leaders began to take over 1931: Japan invades NE China 1937: invade rest of China 1939: Joined Axis Powers 1941: Attacked Pearl Harbor 3 million Japanese killed in WWII Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

AMERICAN OCCUPATION Japan was stripped of its empire and military Built a democracy A constitutional monarchy today 3 rd largest economy in the world

SOCIETY AND CULTURE TODAY Writing: from Chinese Religion: Shinto—reverence to nature; Buddhism Health: longest life expectancy in the world (83 years)

ART Origami—paper folding Tea ceremony Kabuki theatre—blend of music, dancing, costumes, elaborate makeup, and well-timed special effects The Tale of Genji: one of the world’s first novels (1010) Haiku