1. Japan
Geography and People

2. Japan is an __________.
Island
Which means surround by Water

3. Japan is a chain of Islands in the Northern Pacific.
Archipelago
What is a chain Islands called?

4. Most of the Japanese live on the ____ Major Islands.4
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikoku
Kyushu

5. Much of Japan is covered by ____________.
Mountains

6. 188 of Japan’s mountains are _________________.
Volcanoes

7. About 20% of Japan’s land is ____________.
Farmable

8. ______ and seafood are important in the Japanese ______.
Fish
Diet
Sushi

9. Japan is surrounded by _________ and has forced Japan to stay __________
Water
Isolated

10. Japan developed its own _________, _____, _____________ and ____________.
Religion
Art
Literature
Government

11. Japan’s earliest settlers probably came from ______________________.
Northeast Asia

12. Around 5,000 BCE a wandering group developed called ____________.
Jomon
They are known for their Pottery

13. ___________ became a way of life for the Jomon People.
Fishing

14. The Next Group of people are the _________________
Yayoi

15. The Yayoi people grew rice in a ________________.
Paddy
A paddy is a rice field that is flooded when rice is planted and drained for the Harvest

16. Metal Weapons Iron & bronze
They were skilled in ______________ working and made _____________ out of _________________.
Metal
Weapons
Iron & bronze

17. By 300 C.E. the early Japanese organized themselves into _______.
Clans
A Clan is a group of families related by blood or marriage.

18. The Clan ________________ protected the people in return for a share of the rice harvest each year.
Warrior Chiefs

19. Yayoi would bury their Chiefs in large tombs called __________.
Kofun

20. The Myth of the creation of Japan
The story goes 2 Gods dipped their spears into the sea.
When they pulled it out drops of salty water fell and created the islands Japan

21. The 2 Gods then created the Sun Goddess _________________ to rule over ___________.
Amaterasu
Earth

22. Then the Gods created the Storm God ___________________.
Susanowo

23. Susanowo and Amaterasu’s ______________ became the first people of Japan
Children

24. Amaterasu sent her ______________ Ninigi to rule the people of Japan.
Grandson

25. This ensured people would follow his leadership
Amaterasu gave Ninigi her __________, her_________, and ___________________.
Mirror
Jewel
A Great Sword
This ensured people would follow his leadership

26. These objects became the sacred _____________ of leadership in early Japan.
Symbols

27. Around 500 C.E. a clan called ____________ ruled most of Japan.
Yamato
Other clans got to keep their land in return they pledge their loyalty to the chief.

28. Yamato Chiefs claimed they came from the _________________ Amaterasu and, therefore, had the right to rule.
Sun Goddess

29. Yamato Leader named __________ took the title “Emperor of __________”
Jimmu
Heaven

30. Rulers Akihito descendant
Jimmu started a long line of Japanese ____________ that has never been broken. Even Emperor ___________ is a _________________ of Jimmu.
Rulers
Akihito
descendant

31. About 600 C. E. _________ took control in Japan
About 600 C.E. _________ took control in Japan. He wanted to create a strong ____________ and he looked to ______as an example.
Shotoku
Government
China

32. Shotoku created a _______________.
Constitution
Constitution is a plan for government

33. >Constitution gave all _________ to the __________
>Constitution gave all _________ to the __________. >The Emperor will appoint ___________. >The Constitution listed ________ for working in the government. >The rules were based on ____________.
Power
Emperor
Officials
Rules
Confucius

34. Shotoku sent officials and students to study ________
Shotoku sent officials and students to study ________. They learned about Art, Medicine, philosophy, and ______________.
China
Buddhism

35. Shotoku ordered the building of Buddhist _________&______________.
Temples
Monasteries
Horyuji – the oldest Buddhist Temple in Japan

36. In 646 C.E. the Yamato began the _________ or the great change.
Taika
Divided Japan into Provinces or Regional Districts. All land came under control of the Emperor.

37. Government officials collect a part farmer’s _________ for ________ for the Emperor.
Harvest
Taxes

38. Shotoku created Japan’s first strong central _______________.
Government

39. The Japanese ___________ is called ___________ and was based on __________ spirits.
Religion
Shinto
Nature’s

40. Japanese believe all things have their own ___________.
Spirits
Animism

41. Nature’s spirits are called _______
Nature’s spirits are called _______. To honor the Gods they built ___________.
Kami
Shrines

42. Shinto means “way of the spirits” and is still followed today.

43. This is Japan, how it started, who started it, and their beliefs.