Why We Should Care About Japanese History

How To Teach A Great Unit On Feudal Japan

Why study history?

•Because we can learn things from the ancient culture that could benefit our own modern culture•Because our own country is geographically close to that ancient culture•Because the ancient culture is interesting•Because the modern country of the ancient culture is now powerful•Because the ancient culture influenced modern life•Because the ancient culture influenced our own country in particular•Because things were so much different in an ancient culture

Japan: Close to us

Japan: Powerful conquests in the 20th century

Japan: One of the world’s biggest economies

Japan: Important to the Australian economy

Japan: Modern country influenced by the ancient code of Bushido

Japan: Important influence on modern cinema