– Early Japan was:
• Strongly influenced by geography
• Developed a feudal system
• Experienced stability and strong government during
the Tokugawa Shogunate
• Japan is a
mountainous
archipelago
_______________
– Definition: a group or
chain of islands
– located in the
____________
off
Pacific Ocean
the coast of mainland
Asia
_________
• Islands formed
along the
Ring of Fire
____________
so they
experienced
strong natural
forces such as:
Earthquakes
– ____________
Volcanoes
– _____________
Tsunamis
– _____________
• Japanese developed a
respect
________
for forces in
nature
Shintoism
• ___________
is a
traditional Japanese
religion that worshipped
divine forces in nature
found in all living and nonliving things
• very similar to
Animism
__________
which also
worships spirits in nature
• The mountainous
terrain made it hard to
unite Japan
_____
terrace
• Used ____________
farming in order to
grow crops in the
mountainous terrain
• Most of the population
river valleys or
lived in __________
coastline
near the ___________
• Japan’s irregular
coastline provided
Natural harbors
many ___________
• Japanese learned to
sea
use the ________
as
a source of food and
transportation
• Seas isolated Japan
from other cultures
but also provided
protection from
invasion
________
• The geographic
characteristics of
Japan were similar
to the geographic
characteristics of
Greece
_____________
Korea
• ______
was a cultural
bridge between China
and Japan
• The Japanese
blending of Chinese
customs with
Japanese traditions is
an example of
cultural diffusion
_____________
• missionaries brought
Zen Buddhism
from ___________
China into Japan
• Feudalism is a system
of government where
land is exchanged for
____
military service
_____________,
loyalty, and protection
of people who live on
the land.
weak central
• ________________
government in Japan led
to the development of
feudalism
Emperor
Shogun
Daimyo
Samurai
Peasants
Artisans
Merchants
• Real power in Japan
was held by the
Shogun not the
______
emperor
• Samurais had to live
by a strict code of
behavior or warrior
code known as
bushido
______________
• This was very similar
to the warrior code
of behavior followed
by the knights in
feudal Europe known
chivalry
as _____________
• Tokugawa Shoguns
created a
Strong central
_______________
feudal government in
Japan in 1603
• Brought 300 year
peace
period of _________,
stability and
___________
prosperity
___________to
Japan
• Cultural Advances
Kabuki theater
– _________________
Haiku poetry
– ________________
Tea Ceremony
– ________________
Zen gardens
– ________________
• Tokugawa shoguns
attempted to
isolate
__________
Japan
from westerners
hostile
– Became _________
towards foreigners
Closed Country Edict
– ________________
Banned western
merchants from
entering Japan
• prohibited Japanese
from travelling abroad