Name ____________________________
Lesson #40
Period ___________
Synopsis:
Japan & The Mongols
“Land of the Rising Sun” &
“I am the Punishment of God”
Notes:
Draw the Main Ideas:
Japan Civilization & Geography
Japan is made up of ________islands
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The ___ largest islands – Hokkaido,
Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu
Climate:
Northern Japan – Cold winters, mild
summers
Central Japan – Similar to Northern
Virginia, mild winters, hot & humid
summers
Southern Japan – mild with plenty of
rainfall
Very _____________ (15% of land for
farming)
 Natural Resources __________
 Volcanos & ________________
 _____________ (Hurricanes)
 Tidal waves
USVA History
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Religion : Shinto
 “Way of the gods”
 Respect for the forces of ________
and worship of ______________
 ________– divine spirits that dwelled
in nature
 The ____________
Japanese Adopt Chinese Culture
Korean travelers brought ________ ideas
to Japan
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– Tea Culture
– ______
– Music
– Literature
Japanese Early Government
 Japan develops initially as an Empire
with a strong _________government
 Power of central government_______
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Japanese Feudalism
 Large landowners established private
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 Countryside – lawless and dangerous
 For safety – farmers and small
landowners traded parts of
their______ for protection from local
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Samurai
 Warriors – loyal to Lords
 ______________– code of behavior
(duty, honor, reckless courage/
reverence for gods, honesty, fairness,
and generosity toward those who are
weaker)
STOP
How were the Samurai and the
Bushido Code both similar &
different from the Knights & the
Code of Chivalry?
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The Shogunate
During 1100s, the ____most powerful
clans fought for control of Japan
o Taira
o Minamoto
The _______________clan won.
 Leader – shogun (military dictator –
total authority)
 Emperor became a
_______________ position
 The _____________ system passed
between strong families and lasted
from the 1100s to ________.
The Mongols
The Nomadic Way of Life
 _____________Steppe (Huns,
Mongols, & Turks)  very cold winters
and hot summers (migrate south and
west)
 ____________________ (herded
domesticated animals) – on the move
looking for pastures
 Traveled in clans
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Genghis Khan
His original name was______________
 ____________ united Mongol clans
 Conquered much of ________
Reasons for success:
a. Brilliant ____________ & military
commander (mighty fighting force)
b. Gifted ______________ (tricks –
make enemy think Mongol army had
retreated + spies)
c. New ___________and technology
(catapults and _____________)
d. _________ as a weapon (killed entire
city if it refused to let him take it over)
Invasion of China, Mongolia & Islamic
States of Central Asia
___________- Over the next 21 years,
Genghis led the Mongols in conquering much
of Asia. His first goal was this land.
“I am the ______________ of God…
if you had not committed great _____,
God would not have sent a
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Mongol Conquests & Empire
 Genghis died in _______(illness)
 Successors expanded empire from
China to __________
 Largest unified land empire in history!!
Conquered:
 Northern ______ & Mongolia
 Invaded Korea
 ___________ (Kiev)
 Son __________ became The
“____________” and expanded
Empire
Mongol Conquests – The Mongol Empire
Pt. 2
________ – divided empire into 4 sections
 Great Khan (Mongolia and China)
 Khanate of the ________ (Central
Asia)
 Ilkhanate (__________)
 Golden Horde (________)
 Empire expanded before it was divided
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Kublai Kahn
Kublai Khan, (grandson) would go on to
complete the conquest of China. He was
the first foreigner to rule China.
 He began the__________ Dynasty.
 United China for the first time in
________ years
 Rebuilt the _______ _______
 Continued to conquer other ______.
 Rebuilt __________ and made it
the capital
 Expanded ______
 He didn’t trust the __________
Only __________ and people he
hired from foreign lands were
allowed to have the top government
jobs.
 One of these foreigners was
________ _________.
 One of the lands he tried to
conquer was ________.
 Both attacks on Japan failed due to
_________ which the Japanese
called _________ which means
“Divine Wind.”
 To pay for constant war and
luxuries he _________ taxes.
 Kublai Khan died in ________.
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After Kublai Khan
 The Chinese resented the heavy
burden these _________ placed on
them.
 Mongol leaders struggled for
_________.
 Rebellions broke out in many parts of
China in the _________.
 In ______, Chinese rebels took over
the government. Mongol rule ended.
 The rebels set up a new dynasty. It
was called the ________.
Key Concepts:
Mongol Conquests – Mongol Peace
 ___________/law & order in Eurasia
 Guaranteed ________passage to
travelers and missionaries
 A lot of _________between Asia and
Europe (Silk Road)
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Using the information that you learned in this lesson, explain what this picture is about
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