1. JAPAN

2. Tuesday = TEST!! Chapter 12 China*** Mongols Japan Korea
Southeast Asia

3. Geography
2011 Earthquake and Tsunami

4. Japan lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire
Creates earthquakes and volcanoes

5. is made up of 4 main islands and hundreds of smaller islands

6. Japan is an archipelago
A chain of islands

7. 4/5ths of Japan is mountainous

8. Most Japanese live along the coastline

9. Fish is the main source of protein

10. Mt.Fuji
Mount Fuji is with 3776 meters Japan's highest mountain.

11. Shinto
The major religion of early Japan
Worships the forces of nature

12. Kami Natures spirits- “the way of the gods” What other religion
will the Regents compare Shinto
too?

13. Korean Cultural Bridge
Brought language, art, Buddhism and technology to Japan from China

14. Kana
Japanese writing system
Phonetic symbols that represent syllables

15. Japan looks up to China
The Japanese send nobles to study in China during the Tang dynasty

16. Selective Borrowing Japan does not accept all of China’s ideas
For example they do not accept the civil service exam

17. Japan’s only dynasty 500AD
The Yamato family creates the first and only dynasty in Japan
They still are in existence today