1. Do-now:
Briefly explain how Korea served as a “cultural bridge.”

2. JAPAN

3. Japan is an archipelago
A chain of islands

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

5. 4/5ths of Japan is mountainous

6. Most Japanese live along the coastline

7. Fish is the main source of protein

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

9. Mt.Fuji
Mount Fuji is 3776 meters high. Japan's highest mountain.

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

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

12. Kami Natures spirits What other religion
will the Regents compare Shinto
too?

13. Japanese Feudal System

14. Bushido “way of the warrior”
Emphasized honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to one’s lord.

15. Seppuku
Samurai ritual suicide

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

17. Kana
Japanese writing system
Phonetic symbols that represent syllables

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

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