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JAPAN LECTURE

JAPAN LECTURE. Janice Agosto and EDM. Instructions. Fill in the gaps to this Lecture PowerPoint. Write 6 summary paragraphs based upon the lecture and the PowerPoint regarding the 6 lenses of PERSIA. Be sure to have a topic sentence in each paragraph

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JAPAN LECTURE

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  1. JAPAN LECTURE Janice Agosto and EDM

  2. Instructions • Fill in the gaps to this Lecture PowerPoint. • Write 6 summary paragraphs based upon the lecture and the PowerPoint regarding the 6 lenses of PERSIA. Be sure to have a topic sentence in each paragraph • Create viable Thesis statements in regard to Japanese history.

  3. ERSIA P olitical • Korean migrants impacted agriculture by importing rice, bronze, and metals • Japan’s staple food then became rice, wheat, and yams

  4. Possible Thesis Statements • “If you can control the agriculture, you can practically control the society” • “Without food there would be no politics”

  5. P: Clan Systems >>By the 6th century, islands were ruled by different clans. >>Shah- King of Kings Clan System

  6. P: continued • Ruled through Kami [God] worship • Yamato clan >>Stole a lot of beliefs from Chinese [T’ang Dynasty and Sui Dynasty] >>There came a movement to centralize power >>Claimed to be the best >>Aristocratic clans claim to own everything even if that may not be the case >>Chinese styled bureaucracy >>Support of Confucianism and Buddhism >>Capital located to Nara, a complete replica of Chinese capital [Chang ‘an] >>Chinese “hegemony”- people try to replicate gov’t, system, movement, etc.

  7. P: continued • Fujiwara >>700s-1185 >>Longevity [staying to power] • Confucianism takes over era -classics -poetry -decorating [interior] -paintings -pursuit of refinement • Takes place from warrior class to imperial class • Experienced warrior class would eventually take over and start BAKUFU [tent government] • Japan becomes military government [1100-1500]

  8. P: continued • Minamoto >>starts shogunate >>new capital Kamakura [present day Tokyo] >>other ‘capital’ –Kyoto >>Bakufu- have a good study of European Feudalism >>Military is gaining support from social class >>The concept “Position not wealth” was thrown out by Tent Government >>Local Lord- Daimyo >>Centralized Government falling; local lords have their own military

  9. P: continued • ToyotomiHideyoshi >>Unifying general >>Remembers the rule: To gather support and rule a country- you must have a common enemy >>Japanese hegemony over China and Korea >>1600: China and Korea starts looking to Japan for ‘wisdom’ >>1603: Tokugawa Shogunate >>Moves capital to Edo [ancient name for Tokyo] >>1603-1867: Japan is culturally unified through a military system >>Alternative Attendance Policy “keep you enemies closer” • Daimyo >>Religioncapital >>Weakened political power

  10. P: continued • The Dutch >>Traders get kicked out with exception of the Dutch • Miracle of Perry [Commander Matthew Perry] >>1850s forces Treaty of Kawagawa >>Demands trade w/ America >>Leads to dominance of Japan in war >>Unequal Treaty benefited Japan

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  12. P RSIA E conomic • Japan and T’ang Dynasty >>Feudalism was heavily dependant on poor labor force [peasants] >>Knights owned land >>Samurais did not >>Land Use Rights: You can use it, but it’s not passed down >>Limited ability to pass down land >>Land was not as important to Japan as in Europe >>Strong loyalty to Daimyo who owns the land >>Daimyos lost power due to Alternate Attendance Policy >>Gained more time to focus on “farmville” >>Surge of population takes place

  13. E: continued • European -increases trade -Portuguese comes and trades w/ Japanese within ports -lords living within coasts becomes richer due to more trade with Portuguese -This upsets balance -Portuguese creates stronger Japanese gov’t by their trading -Religion also bought by Portuguese -Japanese didn’t pay much attention to it -The Japanese were only interested in trading DOING IT FOR PROFIT NOT FOR THE PROPHET~~haha get it?

  14. E: continued • Growth in cities • Urbanization • Consensus policy decides how everything is done, everyone has to agree on something • Taxing farmers lingered • Commander Mather Perry >>Miracle of Perry >>Made Japanese open ports >>Unequal Treaty- one side forces other to sign a treaty >>UK started war over the use of Opium >>China obtained port Hong Kong, UK had to return it due to the treaty

  15. E: continued • Meiji Era >>Japan becomes an Imperialistic gov’t >>1860s- end of WWII • Expansionism >>Pearl Harbor attack December 7th 1941 >>As a result US declared war on Japan and attacked Germany >>America told Japan to dump military, and instead got better at technology

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  17. PE SIA R ELIGION • Religion becomes tool for politics • Religion- group/congregation • Belief- individual

  18. R: continued • Shintoism - native religion of Japan - worship of ancestors and natural forces -polytheistic • Once Buddhism came in, Shintoism decreased • Reemerges as top religion on 1868 in Japan • Shintoism then becomes official state religion, making the Emperor a ‘God’ • Emperor Worship lasted from 1868- end of WWII

  19. R: continued • Used as a political tool • 1945- McArthur promoted US style democracy • Religion is officially separated from gov’t in 1947 constitution

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  21. PER IA S ocial • First Japanese novel written by Japanese woman • Living by the Bushido Code [chivalry] • Harikari- ritualized suicide for honor • Feudalism diminished Chinese influence • Confucian influence • Merchants became economically higher but socially lower • Rice trade influenced merchants’ wealth • Rice- wealthiest • Silk- 2nd • Sake- 3rd • Pawn Brokers- 4th

  22. “HISTORY IS ONE BIG NASTY ACCIDENT” - Mr. DeMott

  23. S: continued • Shift from military society to civil society • Samurais falling • Status defined by clothing • Money is not highly valued, class is • Perry creates civil war • Perry un-isolates Japan • Japanese learns western ways all too well • Imperialism dies down in western world after the war • In Japan it happened otherwise • Japanese learns western weaponry • Decides to take on Russia 1900-1905

  24. S: continued • WWII social changes due to McArthur • Heian Era- strong Chinese influence • WWII officially ends 1970 • Turbo boats created • Politics capital- Tokyo • Imperial House capital- Kyoto • Started building roads and societies along the roads • 1600s- increase use of abortion

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  26. PERS A I ntellectual • Perry creates catalyst >education >military organizations >industrialization >nationalism and superiority • Japanese leap-froggedUnited States [they took our ideas, skipped mistakes, and made it better]

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  28. PERSI A rts • Architecture based upon China’s • Temples built by Japanese surpassed China’s original • China has just been LEAP-FROGGED • MunsukiShikibu >>first novel >>Tale of Genji • Neo-confucianism • Modification of social classes • Poetry, novel, satire, kabuki theatre

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  30. Thesis Statements related to Japan

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