Japan

1. Japan Themes of Geography Conclusions of History

2. 20% of the land is flat in Japan • Most Japanese live on the coastal flat plains • Homes were never far from the sea • The sea became a source of food • They were an island separated from the rest of Asia • Korea is about 100 miles away • China is about 400 Miles away GeographyPlace: Physical CharacterizesLocation: Absolute and Relative

4. 1st Japanese Ainu-came from Siberia • Hokkaido became Ainu Island • The Ist “real” Japanese lived south of the Ainu on the main island • They were ruled by clans • Some clans were more powerful than others like the YAMATO (a really bid clan) • In 500s AD Yamato rulers extended control over most of Japan Social Structures

5. Aniu Yamato

6. 1. Kami Rituals from clans became the… • 2. Shinto Religion—(natural spirits) • 3. Prince Shotoku brought Buddhism • 4. Later Confucianism (but this is not a religion) Religion

7. Kami Shinto Clan house Priests

8. New Day

9. Buddhism

10. Japanese learned to write in Chinese • But the Japanese spoke Japanese • (This would get confusing) Language

11. Chinese Japanese

12. 1st clans • Yanato Clan rulers • Emperors and Empress • Clans wanted power but so did Emperors and Empress Government

13. Clans Emperors

14. Fashion • Literature • Architecture • Performing Arts • Visual Arts The Golden Age of Japan

15. The golden aged formed because many people followed a ruler to Heian and formed a court. A court is a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler • The Golden Age lasted from 794-1185 The Golden Age

16. Robes—Gown—Jewelry—Fans • Nobel's has magnificent wardrobes full of silk robes and jewelry. They even carried delicate decorative fans Fashion

17. Diaries—Journals—Novels wrote Poetry • Nobel's took great care of how they spoke and wrote • Writing was very popular among women who wrote in journals and diaries about their lives at court • Men wrote in Chinese and Women wrote in Japanese Literature

18. Lady Muraski Shikibu around 1000AD wrote the Tale of Genji. • This was the world first full length novel • It is a story of a Prince named Genji and his long quest for love. The novel also describes court life in Japan Literature

19. Men and women wrote poetry • There poems were only five lines and most were written about love and nature Literature

20. Painting –Calligraphy • Painters used bright colors and illustrated stories on doors and furniture • Calligraphy was used to copy down poems. They wanted the poems to look as beautiful as they sounded. Visual Arts

21. Temples—Gardens • The nobles in the court modeled Heian after the Chinese capital of Chan’an • Temples had wooden framed for a natural feel • Made wood tiled roofs and elegant gardens and ponds Architecture

22. Juggling—Acrobats—Musicians • 1300s NOH was a serious drama that combined music speaking and dance. Performing Arts

23. Pure Land—Zen Buddhism • Pure Land Buddhism had no special rituals • 1100s Zen Buddhism arrived from china and they believed if you wanted wisdom to practice self-discipline and meditation Religion

24. 1100 Ad Heian was the great center of Japanese art and literature • Outside of Heian, Japan has a life that was much harder • Powerful nobles fought each other for land • Fighting destroyed the land and food supply • Japans rulers were too focused on court life to notice anything Japan’s Military Society

25. Most Samurai inherited their position by there fathers • They protected Japans large land owners-the Daimyo • Samurai Means “to serve” • Samurai Served there lords and their lords served their emperors Rise of Samurai

26. Armies of samurai were so expensive that the lords paid them in land and food, so the Samurai had peasants farm the land to make money Rise of Samurai

27. The people outside Hein did not like how Japan was being run so • Two powerful clans went to war with each other for 30 years • The Minamoto clan eventually won, but the minamoto didn’t want to get rid of the emperor so they kept him as a figure head Shoguns Rule Japan

28. A figurehead is a person who appears to rule even though the real power rests with someone else • The Minamoto were the Samurai and they took the Shogun position for the next 700 years Shoguns Rule Japan

29. Samurai had many social privileges • Common people had to respect the samurai or they were to be killed • The Samurai lived by the Bushido Code Samurai Live Honorably

30. This was a strict code that taught Samurai how to behave • Bushido meant “ The way of the warrior” • Bushido required Samurai to behave and be honorable figures • Zen Buddhism helped the Samurai with self discipline Bushido Code

31. Samurai were expected to commit suicide if they lost honor • They could loose honor by disobeying an order or losing a fight or failing to protect their lord • Samurais dedication and disciple were greatly admired in Japan Samurai

32. Foreign Invasion • Internal rebellion • Strong Leaders taking over • Isolation Order Breaks down

33. Mongols invaded in 1274 (Kublai Khan) • A great storm helped the Japanese • 1281 the Mongols invaded again • Kamikaze (divine winds) helped them Japanese Foreign invasion

34. Emperors who didn’t normally have any say in the government began to fight Shoguns for control • Daimyo land owners began to fight Shoguns for Control • 1400s Shoguns lost most authority and Daimyo ruled Japan Internal Rebellion

35. Leader Oda Nobunaga gave soldiers guns that were brought form the Portuguese • Tokugawa Leyasu Emperor made himself Shogun and began trading with other countries Strong Leaders take over

36. 1630 the ruling Shogun closed Japan off form the rest of the world • Guns were banned Isolationism