Japan

By: Ms. Susan M. PojerBy: Ms. Susan M. Pojerwith contributions by Ms. Ahmedwith contributions by Ms. Ahmed

By: Ms. Susan M. PojerBy: Ms. Susan M. Pojerwith contributions by Ms. Ahmedwith contributions by Ms. Ahmed

DAY 1What forces shaped early Japanese What forces shaped early Japanese

history?history?

What forces shaped early Japanese What forces shaped early Japanese history?history?

From Feudal Japan

to the

Meiji Restoration

From Feudal Japan

to the

Meiji Restoration

Japan’s GeographyJapan’s Geography

Japan’s TopographyJapan’s Topography

Mt. Fuji

Mountains and PeaksMountains and Peaks

Sea of Japan

Ishikari R.

Korean Straits

Pacific Ocean

Inland Sea

Tone R.

Shinano R.

BodieBodiessofof

WaterWater

CitieCitiess

Sapporo

Hiroshima

Kobe Tokyo

Nagasaki

Kyoto

YokohamaNagoya

Osaka

ShintoShintoShintoShinto

PolytheismPolytheism

AncestorWorshipAncestorWorship

Hyper-Nationalism

Hyper-Nationalism

The Worldof the kami

The Worldof the kami

Minimizesin &guilt

Minimizesin &guilt

Great

CreatorGreat

Creator

ShintoismShintoism

Tea Ceremony

ToriiToriiToriiTorii

Kabuki/Noh TheaterKabuki/Noh TheaterKabuki/Noh TheaterKabuki/Noh Theater

OrigamiOrigamiOrigamiOrigami

Haiku Haiku

Calligraphy

Calligraphy

Bonzai and Meditation Gardens

Bonzai and Meditation Gardens

Cultural Diffusion with China

Cultural Diffusion with China

600s – 700s 800s 900s – 1200s~ Japanese study Chinese Civilization

~ Emperor builds capital city modeled on Chinese capital

~ Japanese nobles adopt Chinese language, food, and style of dress

~ Japanese nobles adopt Chinese tea ceremony, music, dance, and gardens

~ Japanese stop traveling to China

~ Japanese keep some Chinese ways but build their own civilization

~ Japanese artists develop their own styles

~ Japanese change the Chinese system of writing

FeudalismFeudalism

EmperorEmperor

ShogunShogun

DaimyoDaimyo

SamuraiSamurai

PeasantPeasant ArtisanArtisan

MerchantMerchant

ShogunShogun SamuraiSamurai

DaimyoDaimyo

FeudalismFeudalism

FeudalismFeudalismPeasantPeasant

ArtisanArtisan

MerchantMerchantWOMEN?WOMEN?

FeudalismFeudalismFlocabulary – FEUDALISM

I woke up this morning in feudal Japan, The guest of the shogun, that dude was the man.

And even though the Emperor ruled the land, Sometimes the shogun bows down to no one,

That makes him the guy to know, Elected by the daimyo.

They on the farmland, where the poor peasants try to Grow crops and such, but they’re not too tough,

So the samurai defend them When the block gets rough.

Horses, swords and armor, Bushido, code of honor, Meant the Samurai loves his lord more than his mama.

And if there was drama, They did something I’ll never do,

To avoid shame or disgrace, they commit seppuku. That’s suicide, maybe not for you and I,

But when you don’t fear death, It ain’t much for you to die. Many are Zen Buddhists,

They don’t worry about their body; Others are Shinto, they say everything is “kami.”

I thanked the shogun, he said, “No prob.” He got me. “Come back anytime for karate and kamikazes,

Origami, plum sake in Nagasaki.” That’s Flocabulary, see Bully at the library.

Flocabulary – FEUDALISMI woke up this morning in feudal Japan,

The guest of the shogun, that dude was the man. And even though the Emperor ruled the land, Sometimes the shogun bows down to no one,

That makes him the guy to know, Elected by the daimyo.

They on the farmland, where the poor peasants try to Grow crops and such, but they’re not too tough,

So the samurai defend them When the block gets rough.

Horses, swords and armor, Bushido, code of honor, Meant the Samurai loves his lord more than his mama.

And if there was drama, They did something I’ll never do,

To avoid shame or disgrace, they commit seppuku. That’s suicide, maybe not for you and I,

But when you don’t fear death, It ain’t much for you to die. Many are Zen Buddhists,

They don’t worry about their body; Others are Shinto, they say everything is “kami.”

I thanked the shogun, he said, “No prob.” He got me. “Come back anytime for karate and kamikazes,

Origami, plum sake in Nagasaki.” That’s Flocabulary, see Bully at the library.

DAY 2What were the effects of the Meiji What were the effects of the Meiji

Restoration, leading to WWII?Restoration, leading to WWII?

What were the effects of the Meiji What were the effects of the Meiji Restoration, leading to WWII?Restoration, leading to WWII?

From the Meiji Restoration

to

World War II

From the Meiji Restoration

to

World War II

Tokugawa ShogunateTokugawa Shogunate

Commodore Matthew Perry

Commodore Matthew Perry

Meiji RestorationMeiji Restoration

Japan and WWIJapan and WWI

Japan and WWIIJapan and WWIIJapanese Militarists

of the 1930s

Japanese Militarists

of the 1930s

CAUSES

~Unhappiness over loss of traditions

~Loss of foreign markets due to Great Depression

~Unemployment

~Poverty among peasants

~Feelings of nationalism

~Demand for expansion of Japanese Empire

CAUSES

~Unhappiness over loss of traditions

~Loss of foreign markets due to Great Depression

~Unemployment

~Poverty among peasants

~Feelings of nationalism

~Demand for expansion of Japanese Empire

Rise of Militarists in Japan

Rise of Militarists in Japan

EFFECTS

~1931 attack on Chinese province of Manchuria

~Withdrawals from League of Nations

~Anti-Western feelings

~End of many democratic freedoms

~Renewed practice of traditions

~Increased honor for emperor

~Renewed expansion and efforts to control China

EFFECTS

~1931 attack on Chinese province of Manchuria

~Withdrawals from League of Nations

~Anti-Western feelings

~End of many democratic freedoms

~Renewed practice of traditions

~Increased honor for emperor

~Renewed expansion and efforts to control China

Japan and WWIIJapan and WWII

Japan and WWIIJapan and WWII

DAY 3How has Japan changed since WWII?How has Japan changed since WWII?How has Japan changed since WWII?How has Japan changed since WWII?

From WWII

to the

Present

From WWII

to the

Present

Japan since WWIIJapan since WWII

Japan since WWIIJapan since WWII

Japan since WWIIJapan since WWII