1. WHI: SOL 10c
Japan

4. Map A China Mongolia India Korea Japan Russia Pacific Ocean
Sea of Japan
East China Sea
Yellow Sea

5. Map B Sea of Japan Pacific Ocean Korea Russia China Hokkaido Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Tokyo

6. Why is Japan…. Known as the “land of the rising sun”?
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Known as the “land of the rising sun”?

7. Geography Only 500 miles away from China
Is an ARCHIPELAGO – a group of islands
Name another Archipelago you know of
Japan is made up of 4,000 islands!

8. Geographical ADVANTAGES
Mild climate
plenty of rainfall

9. Geographical DISADVANTAGES
Very mountainous
Only 15% of land is farmable
Short in natural resources like: Coal, oil, iron
Japan experiences typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis

12. Clans
Japan was made up of hundreds of clans that controlled their own territories
Worshipped own nature gods/goddesses
Later they combined to form SHINTO

13. Yamato Clan By 5th century they were the leading clan
The Yamato claimed to be the emperors but had no real power
The clans had real power
If another clan claimed power, they simply controlled the emperor

14. SHINTO Shinto means = way of the gods
Respected nature and the worship of ancestors
Kami – divine spirits that dwelled in nature
Beautiful tree, rock, waterfall
Home of kami

15. Torii
A traditional Japanese gate that is found at the entry way into a Shinto shrine.

16. Shinto and Buddhism
Buddhism started in India -> China -> Korea -> Japan

17. Buddhism and Shinto began to get combined
Japanese Buddhism
Japan was impressed by Buddhism’s teachings, beautiful ceremonies and art
Buddhism and Shinto began to get combined

18. Chinese Influence System of writing Ways of painting
Followed Chinese styles of cooking, gardening, drinking tea and hairdressing
Strong central government
Tried the civil service exam but nobles were too powerful

19. The Samurai Soldiers became corrupt and attacked farmers and travelers
Landowners surrounded themselves with bodyguards or SAMURAI (one who serves)
Lived according to the BUSHIDO
BUSHIDO – code of behavior or “the way of the warrior”
Show courage
Reverence to gods
Protect those who were weaker
Die an honorable death

21. Japan Decline
Japan was attacked and almost invaded by the Mongols led by Kublai Khan