1. Focus 3/4
Japan, located off the east coast of China, is small mountainous nation with scattered islands. Japan's culture and political make-up revolved around its geography. Early Japanese governments found it difficult to unite the people.
Point for Discussion: How can Japanese geography be compared to Greece?
Term to Know: revolve
Critical Lens: The government of early Japan was based on feudalism.

2. JAPAN

3. JAPAN
Japan is an archipelago (scattered islands) located off the coast of Asia

4. Japan’s Geography

5. Japan’s Geography

6. Japan Mountainous terrain was an obstacle to unity.
Surrounding sea both protected and isolated Japan
Lies in Pacific Ocean region known as “Ring of Fire”

7. Japan Feudalism

8. Japanese Samurai
Samurai followed a code of conduct called Bushido

9. Japan
Religion of Shinto (worship of the forces of nature)

10. Japan Japan is influenced by China through Korea
Korea becomes a cultural bridge between China and Japan

11. Japan Missionaries bring Buddhism to Japan
Japan uses aspects of Chinese writing
Japanese women are forbidden from learning Chinese languages
Japanese REJECT Confucianism

12. CLOSURE Explain why feudalism developed in Japan
Explain how Shintoism developed as a result of geography.
Explain how Japanese Bushido and European Chivalry are similar.
Explain why the Japanese some aspects of Confucianism.

13. Japan

14. Heian Period of Japan
Heian was imperial capital of Japan from

15. Heian Period
Heian period created a sophisticated culture in Japan

16. Heian Period
Murasaki Shikibu – best known female Japanese writer. Writes world’s first novel, Tale of Genji

17. Focus: 3/2
Japan's geography caused the religion of Shintoism to develop. Politically, Japan's geography caused them to embrace feudalism. Under the Tokugawa, Japan attempted to centralize feudalism in an effort to unify their country. The Tokugawa Shogunate tried to enforce their rule through out Japan. Point for Discussion: What role did geography play in the development of Shintoism and feudalism in Japan? Term to Know: Embrace Critical Lens: The term centralized feudalism seems to be a contradiction.

18. Tokukawa Shogunate

19. Tokukawa Shogunate
Real power in Japan was with the Shogun

20. Tokukawa Shogunate Tokukawa tried to centralize feudalism
- forced Daiymo’s family to live in Capital
- only Samurai loyal to Shogun could serve in the army
- instituted limited contact with foreignors

21. Life in Japanese Feudalism
Women had few rights
Agricultural output increased economy

22. Culture of Feudal Japan
Zen Buddhism develops
Kabuki theatre
Haiku – expresses thought in 3 Syllabuls