Geo Day 46
Write me a haiku about school Starter Write me a haiku about school A haiku is a poem that is based off of syllables (doesn’t have to rhyme) 1st line: 5 syllables, 2nd line: 7 syllables 3rd line: 5 syllables
Mrs. Rowberry India and China 1 2 3 4
Korea
Ancient Korea 3 Kingdoms of Korea Goryeo Baekje Silla (Gorguryeo ends up becoming the Kingdom of Goryeo) Goryeo unites the 3 kingdoms United until 1945 CE
Culture Taken over by China, Mongols, and Japan and has a lot of similar aspects of culture Religion: Buddhism, Confucianism, and Shamanism Shamanism: priests act as intermediary between humans and spirits or gods Priests (mu) are healers and able to leave body and enter spiritual realm
Japan
Geography Archipelago (group of islands) Main islands: Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu Consists of 6,852 islands
Early History Humans crossed from mainland Asia to Japanese land mass At the end of Ice Age, the ice melted and caused the water levels to rise and turned Japan into series of islands
Cultural Diffusion Ancient Writing Japan originally did not have a written language, needed to communicate Religion – Buddhism and Confucianism Art and Architecture (started with religious structures) Clothing Chinese Tang Dynasty robes inspired Japanese kimono Government – Imperial Court
Religion Buddhism Shintoism Traditional religion of Japan that focuses on ritual practices to establish connection between present-day Japan and ancient past Ancestor worship Prayer and gods (optional) Torii gate
Government Emperor: seen as being descendants of Japanese gods alternated between being the actual leaders or most of the time being ‘puppet’ leaders Hirohito Akhito Shogun: military dictators of Japan, ran country between 1185-1868 CE, (some shoguns ruled on their own while others became emperor)
Samurai Military nobility Protectors or “bodyguards” of upper-class society members Bushido Code: Observed strict rules with honor and combat Honor, obedience, duty, self- sacrifice, etc.
Ninja Covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan Jobs: Espionage Sabotage Infiltration Assassination Guerrilla Warfare These secretive tasks were seen as dishonorable and not a part of the samurai caste, most ninja were recruited from lower levels of society Not much written about them historically, became a part of legend and myth
Origami
Step 1: Start with square piece of paper, colored/decorated side up
Step 2: Fold paper in half, and then unfold
Step 3: Fold the corners to the center crease
Step 4: Turn the paper over.
Step 5: Fold the slants to meet at the center and allow the flaps in back to come loose.
Step 6: Fold the bottom flaps to the center as shown.
Step 7: Fold about 2/3rds of the flap back down as shown.
Step 9: Fold about 3/4ths of it back up
Step 10: Here's the tricky fold Step 10: Here's the tricky fold. Begin creasing at the left corner tip and slide the crease to the center, then squash parts of the head.
Step 11: Repeat on the right side.
Step 12: Turn the figure over
Step 12: Turn the figure over
CrashCourse: Medieval Japan 1:05