1. Use the outline given to you to create the Thinking Maps. Use the other notes on the Power Point to fill in your Vocab List Use your notebook to write down any other info you find significant on the Power Point.

2. Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

3. Kyushu Shikoku Honshu Hokkaido Sea of Japan East China Sea

6. Mt. Fuji

8. What impact has geography had on Japanese life? Geography of Japan Mountainous terrain Island nation Close to China and Korea Farming is difficult Barrier to political unity Shintoism developed Sea used for food, transportation, isolation, protection Cultural diffusion

10. Shinto Polytheism Ancestor Worship Natural features Trees, rocks, and mountains The World of the kami Minimize sin & guilt Great Creator

12. “ Harmony should be valued and quarrels (argument) should be avoided. Everyone has his bias (prejudice) and few men are far-sighted. Therefore some disobey their lords and fathers and keep up feuds (arguments) with their neighbors. But when superiors are in harmony with each other an inferiors are friendly, then affairs are discussed quietly and the right view of matters prevails (do well).” ~Prince Shotoku What philosophy does Prince Shotoku seem to be influenced by? Why?

18. Like knights, samurai were heavily armed and trained in fighting. They also had a code of values, known as bushido , or “way of the warrior.” Bushido emphasized honor, bravery, and loyalty to the daimyo.

24. C A S T L E S

29. Feudalism A political, economic, and social system based on loyalty, the holding of land, and military service. Japan: Shogun Daimyo Daimyo Samurai Samurai Samurai Peasant Peasant Peasant Peasant Land - Shoen Land - Shoen Protection Loyalty Loyalty Food

31. Japanese Culture: Past and Present

35. Title : The Great Wave Off Kanagawa Artist : Katsushika Hokusai Date : Edo period, c. 1828 Museum/ Source: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii Medium : Polychrome woodblock print on paper Size : 9 7/8" X 14 5/8" (25 X 37.1 cm) Japanese Art

38. Torii Gate, Miyajima Island

39. Torii Gate in Winter

40. Torii Gate

45. Kabuki Theater An interior of a Kabuki theater.

46. Chanoyu : Tea Ceremony

47. A Japanese Tea Master

48. A Japanese Tea House

49. Origami : The Art of Japanese Paper Folding

50. Origami : Modern Adaptations

51. Calligraphy

53. Haiku : 17-syllable poem Matsuo Basho , Master of Haiku Spring departs. Birds cry Fishes' eyes are filled with tears.

58. Bonzai : A Unique Method of Meditation

59. Japanese Garden for Meditation

60. Japanese Zen Garden

61. Japanese Sand Garden

62. Miniature Rock/Sand Garden

64. ARIGATO!