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Rise of Japan
Ch. 12
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Land of the Rising Sun -Siavash
Age of the Emperors -Blake W.
Development of Feudalism-Nicholas
Japan Under the Shoguns -Blake B.
Ch. 13
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Japan’s Cultural Flowering -Cassie
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Development of Japanese Buddhism -Nicholas
Japanese Society –Ally
Information And Pictures of Japan – Ross
All other information on Japan - Ross

Chapter 12 Section 1 Vocab
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Proximity= closeness in space
Archipelago= chain of islands
Mainland= the main land area of a continent.

Chapter 12 section 2 Vocab
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Kami= gods and spirits
Regent= someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young of otherwise unable to rule
Constitution= plan of government

Chapter 12 section 3 Vocab
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Daimyo= local land-owning lords
Shogun= supreme military commander
Feudalism= a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service
Samurai= higher trained warriors

Chapter 12 section 4 Vocab
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Bushido= a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai
Armada= large fleet of ships
Typhoon= violent tropical storm

Chapter 13 section 1 Vocab
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Kano= a set of symbols that stand for sounds
Novel= a long fictional story, often with a complex plot and many chapters
Anthology= a book of works by different writers
Haiku= form of poetry with 17 syllables and three lines

Chapter 13 section 2 Vocab
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Sutra= sculpture
Mantra= a sacred word, chant, or sound that is repeated over and over to increase one’s spiritual power
Meditation= means the emptying of the mind of thoughts in order to achieve spiritual development

Chapter 13 section 3 Vocab
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Reincarnated= born anew on another body after death
Consensus= a general agreement among the members of a group or community
Rural= country
Materials= natural products that can be used to make things

Geography of Japan
 Japan is an archipelago
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Archipelago – Chain of Islands
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Hokkaido
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Honshu
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Shikoku

Current Day Japan
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Arrival of Buddhism
 552 A.D. Korean Buddhist priests came to
Japan
 During that time, Shinto was the major belief
 Buddhism immediately appealed to the
Japanese

Development of Japanese Buddhism
 Buddhism spread throughout all of Japan mostly because the noble class helped spread the religion
 Tendai Sect- In 804 a Buddhist monk had brought new learning techniques to Japan.

Age of Emperors
 Yamato Clan won the struggle of power in
200-300 A.D.
 Prince Shotoku ruled in 593 A.D.
 Shotoku supported Buddhism
 Shotoku believed in Confucianism
 Japan adopted the Chinese Calendar

Development of Feudalism
 Minamoto Yoritomo created the new division of Shogun-Supreme military commander
 Daimyo gave land to people in exchange for their military services

Feudalism in Japan

Shoguns impact on Japan
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Warrior’s code- Bushido
 Warriors must be loyal and honor their emperor

Mongol Invasions
 November 1274- 1st Mongol Invasion
 1281- 2 nd Invasion
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Typhoon drowned most of the invading Mongols and Chinese

Japan’s Culture
 Elegant Dress and Manners were expected of all at court
 Reading and Writing were very important
 Women usually were not allowed to read and write
 During the Heian Period, The Japanese created their first written language

Rival Clan Battles
 All types of Clans in Japan were in constant warfare with each other for the honor of being the Emperor.
 Over the years many of the respect for the
Emperors have diminished. Eventually three
Shoguns arose to power.

The Three Strong Leaders
 Oda Nobunaga- A man that had a idea to bring Japan under one rule soon as he got older most of his plans succeeded.
 Toyotomi Hideyoshi- Brought peace within the rival clans however as soon as the
Leader died the clans continued to wage war on each other.
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