2. Brief History pg 707 text Chinese culture to Korea then to Japan
*Buddhism & Confucianism
1400s AD Japan, once ruled by Clans unite under the Yamato Dynasty
Yamato ruler’s use Chinese
*philosophy
*writing system
*Government System

4. Japanese Culture Buddhism and Japanese religion Shinto mix
Shogun (military leader) control Japan
Samurai land owning warriors who support the Shogun
* honor & courage
Shogun and Samurai govern Japan until the 1800s

7. Modern Japan Text pg
Japan isolates itself from West until 1854
Open Japan to foreign trade
Rebel Samurai force Shoguns to return power to emperor (descendent of sun god)
Industrial and military power
Few resources to support industry so invades Taiwan, Korea, Manchuria, and other parts of mainland Asia

8. World War II
December 7, 1941
Through
September 2, 1945