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Exploring the Golden Ages of China and Japan: History, Culture, and Achievements

This unit delves into the rich histories of China and Japan during their Golden Ages, alongside the Mongol Empire's influence. Students will engage in various activities to compare the ruling dynasties in China, explore cultural achievements such as poetry, painting, and trade, and investigate how Japan adopted features from China. Through research, graphic organizers, and discussions, students will develop a strong foundation in understanding these historical periods and their impacts on modern cultures.

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Exploring the Golden Ages of China and Japan: History, Culture, and Achievements

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  1. Review-- Bellringer • Take a graphic organizer from the table • On the back, give three summary statements that describe what we previously have learned about China

  2. China and Japan

  3. What to expect: • This unit is a combination of the Golden Age of China and Japan • It will also cover the largest empire in the world- the Mongol • Japan- its culture, government, acheivements

  4. Objective #1 • Compare the different groups of people who ruled China during its golden age

  5. Today’s activity • Make sure your foldable is done. • Divide a piece of copy paper into 3 sections • The headings should read “Website” in each category. • We wil research 3 sites on middle age China. One site must be a video • Student will provide summary paragraphs in each section.

  6. Bellringer • Finish worksheet on Chinese achievement

  7. The Tang • Brought large # of changes • The civil service exam came back • Expanded the boundaries of China • Improved farming methods including the growing of rice and tea • Porcelain and silk trade • Poetry under the poet Li Bo • Declined b/c of Central Asia taking over the Silk Road

  8. The Song • The cultural empire • Creation of printing and caligraphy • Rudders and sails • Theater • Taken over by the Mongols • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=E59FBE0E-592D-47F4-81C2-39A101352BB5&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

  9. Bellringer • Read “The Way it Was” on page 414. • Answer the following: • How old were the Chinese when they took the tests? • Why do you think taking these tests were so stressful? • Recall: What has been the hardest test you have ever taken and why?

  10. Bellringer 1/25/11 • Answer the following questions: • What role does religion play in the daily lives of people? How does a person’s believe system help them survive in this world? • Why does a society or country need an education system? • 5 minutes

  11. T-Chart • Create a T-Chart with the following titles • Buddhism • Neo-Confucianism • Create 4 details that show how the Chinese used these ideas

  12. Wrap up • Describe why there was a conflict between Buddhism and Confucianism? • Can philosophies and religions clash with each other? Explain.

  13. Bellringer • Finish the rest of the graphic organizer • Pick up a plain white sheet of copy paper at the front AFTER YOU FINISH THE ORGANIZER • 10 MINUTES MAX!!!!

  14. Foldable • Fold paper hot dog style and leave about a ¼ inch at the bottom. • Cut into 4 sections • In each section write the following on the outside • Early Mongol tribes learned several skills to help them as warriors. • Because Gengis Khan united the Mongol Tribes:

  15. Continued: • As a result of the Mongols conquering China: • The Mongols changed China by: • On the inside of foldable, find statement from the text that help support or show results of the statements on the outside.

  16. Bellringer • Finish: • Foldable • Worksheet with main idea/ Chinese achievements.

  17. The Mongols • At first, they were nomads from the north. • Gengis Ghan united all mongols under one rule. • Conquered Russia first, then China • Used horses in battle, good archers

  18. Mongols continued • How did they rule? • All they wanted was riches • Could care less about culture, just pay your taxes • Increased trade with other countries • Kublai Khan ruled the Yuan Dynasty • Crushed by the Ming after 150 years of rule.

  19. Bellringer • Vocabulary sheet • Finish the “text meaning” for each term

  20. Ming Dynasty • Rebuilding dynasty • Brought back the exam • The census • Repaired canals and bridges • Created new forms of literature-novel • Explored new areas through sea travel

  21. Bellringer • Using page 413, provide the follwing answers: • What is a monastery? What religion uses them • How were monasteries used in China?

  22. Identify the following people: • Zheng He • Empress Wu • Tell what the Forbidden City is:

  23. JAPAN: • objective: • Discuss what items Japan modeled from China • Explain how feudalism worked in japan • Describe important features of Japanese culture

  24. Japan: Early history and geography • Japan is made up of small islands • Its called the “Land of the Rising Sun” • Its part of the “Ring of Fire”. • Like Greece, people traveled and lived of the benefits of the sea.

  25. Bellringer • Turn to pages 486 and 487 • Identify the three earliest clans of Japan • Name one significant feature of each clan. Tell something unique that each one did.

  26. Earliest inhabitants: • Japan was ruled by three different groups • Jomon • Yayoi • Yamoto • The yayoi and yamoto were clans – a group of families related by blood or marriage

  27. Prince Shotoku • An yamoto prince who became emperor • Created a government bureaucracy • Introduced Buddhism to the Japanese • Introduced Chinese ideas to the Japanese • The Great Change-dividing Japan into provinces ran by officials who reported to the emperor

  28. Organizational Chart • Organizational Charts show how a group, business, government is organized from top to bottom. • We are going to create a chart that shows Japan’s government from top to bottom and their responsibilities. • You will need a sheet of copy paper.

  29. continued……… • At the top, title your paper “Japan during the Great Change”. • Now, draw a box below that shows the leader of Japan’s gov’t and label it as “Emperor” • Tell what the responsibilities of the emperor was.

  30. Bellringer: • Get with your partner • Finish your organizational chart • Use color if you want… I would like to show off your work. • 20 min.

  31. Bellringer • Finish main idea chart that we have been working on in Chapter 14 section2

  32. Why didn’t the Mongols invade Japan? • Page 495 • What Mongol leader attempted to invade Japan? • Why did he fail?

  33. The Rise of the Shoguns • Weak emperors began to emerge in Japan- regents had to run the show. • Most regents would not give up power • Regents came from the Fujiwara clan • The Fujiwara gave land to nobles- nobles made peasants pay taxes to them. • To protect the land, nobles hired private warriors or sammurai

  34. CONTINUED…………. • Gempei war was between two families over land. • The winner was a family called the Minamto • Fearful that the Minamoto may take over, the emperor gave Minamoto Yoritomo the title of SHOGUN. • A SHOGUN was the commander of all military forces in Japan

  35. Shogunates… continued • The rule of shoguns throughout Japan was called a shogunate. • Each shogunate was named for the family that ruled. Ex; Minomoto shogunate, Kamakura shogunate • Shoguns become weak over time and samurai began to lose trust in their rule • As a result, Japan divides itself into small territories and daimyos or military lords rule these small areas

  36. bellringer • Define the word “feudalism” • Finish your Graphic organizer on Medieval Japan • Be ready to discuss organizational chart that we worked on yesterday.

  37. Rule of the Daimyo • Daimyos ruled under a system we call feudalism. • Feudalism is a system of rule in which lesser groups vow loyalty to a local lord.

  38. Here’s how Japanese feudalism worked. • A Daimyo pledged loyalty to a shogun and emporer. • Daimyos created their own local armies to protect the land. • Peasants of the region vowed loyalty to the daimyo because he would protect them.

  39. Shoguns and Samurai • http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=52D3AA98-1BE2-47B9-B3C9-64CC7661ABC0

  40. Bellringer– What is it? • Where is it from? • How is it used? • Is it an actual person or is it a thing?

  41. Japanese culture • Religion • Developed into many sects or small religious groups • Shinto- which is native to the Japanese • Zen Buddhism • Taught martial arts Pure land Buddhism

  42. Literature • Wrote poems and plays • Tanka poems- unrhymed poems of five lines • Haikus • Kabuki theater • Lady Murasaki- great playwright

  43. Art • This is a Japanese theater mask. • Borrowed ideas from China and Korea • Art usually had a lacquer finish including masks • Origami- art of folding paper into shapes

  44. Economy and Society • Grew rice, barley, millet and wheat • Increased trade with Korea and China • Women had very little power • Practiced the task of footbinding

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