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Japan

Japan. Geography and People. Japan is an __________. Island. Which means surround by Water. Japan is a chain of Islands in the Northern Pacific. What is a chain Islands called?. Archipelago. Most of the Japanese live on the ____ Major Islands. 4. Hokkaido Honshu Shikoku Kyushu.

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Japan

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  1. Japan Geography and People

  2. Japan is an __________. Island • Which means surround by Water

  3. Japan is a chain of Islands in the Northern Pacific. • What is a chain Islands called? Archipelago

  4. Most of the Japanese live on the ____ Major Islands. 4 • Hokkaido • Honshu • Shikoku • Kyushu

  5. Much of Japan is covered by ____________. Mountains

  6. 188 of Japan’s mountains are _________________. Volcanoes

  7. About 20% of Japan’s land is ____________. Farmable

  8. ______ and seafood are important in the Japanese ______. Fish Diet Sushi

  9. Japan is surrounded by _________ and has forced Japan to stay __________ Water Isolated

  10. Japan developed its own _________, _____, _____________ and ____________. Religion Art Literature Government

  11. Japan’s earliest settlers probably came from ______________________. Northeast Asia

  12. Around 5,000 BCE a wandering group developed called ____________. Jomon They are known for their Pottery

  13. Fishing ___________ became a way of life for the Jomon People.

  14. The Next Group of people are the _________________ Yayoi

  15. The Yayoi people grew rice in a ________________. Paddy A paddy is a rice field that is flooded when rice is planted and drained for the Harvest

  16. They were skilled in ______________ working and made _____________ out of _________________. Metal Weapons Iron & bronze

  17. By 300 C.E. the early Japanese organized themselves into _______. Clans • A Clan is a group of families related by blood or marriage.

  18. The Clan ________________ protected the people in return for a share of the rice harvest each year. Warrior Chiefs

  19. Yayoi would bury their Chiefs in large tombs called __________. Kofun

  20. The Myth of the creation of Japan • The story goes 2 Gods dipped their spears into the sea. • When they pulled it out drops of salty water fell and created the islands Japan

  21. The 2 Gods then created the Sun Goddess _________________ to rule over ___________. Amaterasu Earth

  22. Then the Gods created the Storm God ___________________. Susanowo

  23. Susanowo and Amaterasu’s ______________ became the first people of Japan Children

  24. Amaterasu sent her ______________ Ninigi to rule the people of Japan. Grandson

  25. Amaterasu gave Ninigi her __________, her_________, and ___________________. Mirror Jewel A Great Sword • This ensured people would follow his leadership

  26. These objects became the sacred _____________ of leadership in early Japan. Symbols

  27. Around 500 C.E. a clan called ____________ ruled most of Japan. Yamato • Other clans got to keep their land in return they pledge their loyalty to the chief.

  28. Yamato Chiefs claimed they came from the _________________ Amaterasu and, therefore, had the right to rule. Sun Goddess

  29. Yamato Leader named __________ took the title “Emperor of __________” Jimmu Heaven

  30. Jimmu started a long line of Japanese ____________ that has never been broken. Even Emperor ___________ is a _________________ of Jimmu. Rulers Akihito descendant

  31. About 600 C.E. _________ took control in Japan. He wanted to create a strong ____________ and he looked to ______as an example. Shotoku Government China

  32. Shotoku created a _______________. Constitution • Constitution is a plan for government

  33. >Constitution gave all _________ to the __________.>The Emperor will appoint ___________.>The Constitution listed ________ for working in the government.>The rules were based on ____________. Power Emperor Officials Rules Confucius

  34. Shotoku sent officials and students to study ________. They learned about Art, Medicine, philosophy, and ______________. China Buddhism

  35. Shotoku ordered the building of Buddhist _________&______________. Temples Monasteries • Horyuji – the oldest Buddhist Temple in Japan

  36. In 646 C.E. the Yamato began the _________ or the great change. Taika • Divided Japan into Provinces or Regional Districts. All land came under control of the Emperor.

  37. Government officials collect a part farmer’s _________ for ________ for the Emperor. Harvest Taxes

  38. Shotoku created Japan’s first strong central _______________. Government

  39. The Japanese ___________ is called ___________ and was based on __________ spirits. Religion Shinto Nature’s

  40. Japanese believe all things have their own ___________. Spirits Animism

  41. Nature’s spirits are called _______. To honor the Gods they built ___________. Kami Shrines

  42. Shinto means “way of the spirits” and is still followed today.

  43. This is Japan, how it started, who started it, and their beliefs.

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