1.  In your notebook, define the word “archipelago” in your own words.  Create a T-chart under the definition. One side should be labeled “Is” and the other side labeled “Is Not”

2.  Look at the map of Japan on pg. 479 and 483.  LEFT: Choose which city you think is most important to Japan and write why.  RIGHT: Choose which landform you think is most important to Japan and write why.

3.  Title your map “Japan”  Using pg. 479 & 483, add the following things to your map:  Honshu  Hokkaido  Mt. Fuji  Tokyo  Sea of Japan  Ryukyu Islands

4.  READ about Japan’s population density on pg. 484  Answer the following questions: 1. Why is the population density of Japan so high? 2. How does it affect the people who live in Japan? 3. Can you relate to this?

5.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpqUu0PL kmM&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpqUu0PL kmM&feature=fvst  Read the article and attach in your notebook.  Using the article and graph paper on the back of your map, create a bar graph outlining the world’s largest earthquakes.

6.  What is the Ring of Fire?  Describe Japan’s population density. How would this population density affect the quality of life in certain regions of Japan?  Japan is a chain of islands. What is this called?

7.  READ pgs 487-490.  Fill in the timeline and hierarchy of Japan’s samurai warriors on your worksheet.  There is extra credit on Edmodo… code l8vtwn  http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index. cfm?guidAssetId=57744658-2208-4DDA-974A- 00755617587F&blnFromSearch=1&productcod e=US http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index. cfm?guidAssetId=57744658-2208-4DDA-974A- 00755617587F&blnFromSearch=1&productcod e=US

8.  READ pgs 487-490. Then answer the following questions in your notebook.  What type of ruler has Japan had for centuries?  What was the Heian period named for?  What was a Shogun?  What clan formed the first shogunate?  Who restored order to Japan in 1600?

9. 1. What is a shogun? 2. What obligations do the ruler and peasants have in the feudal system in Japan?

10.  Use p. 490 to list main events by year 18531868Early 1900’s 19371939- 1945

11.  Use map and reading on page 490 to answer questions. 1. What lands was Japan able to make part of its empire during WWII? 2. What were the results and consequences for Japan at the end of WWII? 3. How would you describe Japan today.

12.  Why did Japan begin to modernize during the mid- to late 1800s?  How did Japan change from an isolated nation to a world power?  Describe the relationship between the United States and Japan between World War II?  **YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE TEXTBOOK TO FIND THESE ANSWERS AND MAKE INFERENCES FROM YOUR READING (Pg. 490)

13.  After World War II, what economic challenges do you think Japan faced?

14.  http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/roboti cs/humanoids/obama-meets-japanese-robots http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/roboti cs/humanoids/obama-meets-japanese-robots  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3f6BOr D9Ek http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3f6BOr D9Ek  Answer the following question:  How do the Japanese encourage innovation?

15.  Write a response to the following in your notebook:  If you could invent a robot, what would it do? Describe it in as much detail as you can.

16.  What social changes did Japan’s booming economy bring between the 1950’s and 1970’s?  What economic obstacles did Japan have to overcome after World War II?  What are Japan’s major manufacturing industries?  How did the zaibatsu influence Japan’s businesses after World War II?  What helped the Japanese economy grow in the late 1900s?

17.  For centuries, Japan’s emperor was regarded as a divine figure  After World War II, emperor gave up his authority to rule and became a symbolic head of state  First step in making Japanese government more democratic

18.  1947: Japan adopted a new constitution  Set up a parliamentary government  Gave more rights to the Japanese people  Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press

19.  New constitution prohibited Japan from having a military that can wage war  This was because of the militarism that led Japan into World War II  Militarism: refers to a government’s aggressive use of its armed forces  Policy changed in 2004 when Japanese troops were sent to Iraq

20.  3 branches – executive, legislative, judicial  Legislature consists of a law making body called the Diet  Members of the Diet are elected by the people  Prime minister heads executive branch, chosen by the Diet  Judicial branch of Japan is headed by Supreme Court