Midterms

• See Me Immediately

– Claire Benesch

– Harlie Curcio

– Tristan Gansky

– Brad Hooven

– Mayura Kulendran

– Brian Schnell

– Billy Tarloski

– Pat Walsh

• Midterm grades will be posted as I grade them.

– Check under SE1 on skyward.

– Starting with Period 1

• Overall, you did well on the multiple choice.

• The essays have been subpar so far.

1/25/12

Unit 3: East Asia Japan

Modern Japan

• Ethnic Groups

– Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.6%

• Language: Japanese

• Religions

– Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%

• Population: 126,475,664

– 10th Largest in the world

Japan: Modern Issues

• Japanese Identity Crisis – Traditional vs. Modern

• Racial Discrimination

• Relations w/Neighbors

• Government Incompetence/Scandal

• Population vs. Available Land

• Tsunami/Earthquakes PRIME MINISTER

Yoshihiko Noda

Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Geography

Japan: Physical Characteristics

• Japan’s four major islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu

• Japan actually consists of 1000s of islands – Archipelago

• The capital of Japan is Tokyo – Population: 36,507,000

– Largest Population of any city in the world

Japan: Physical Characteristics

• Much of Japan is covered in mountains or volcanoes.

• Population: 125 million

– Most people live crowded along cities on the coast.

Japan: Physical Characteristics

• Japan is a little smaller than California

• Japan’s climate varies greatly….Why? – Land is distributed

North to South – Northern areas have

climates similar to Portland

– Southern areas have climates similar to the Bahamas

MT. FUJI

Japan: Land of Earthquakes

• Japan suffers through frequent earthquakes because of its position along the intersection of tectonic plates.

TSUNAMIS

an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption

JAPANESE TSUNAMI - MARCH 11, 2011

Pictures of destruction

Video footage of tsunami

60 Minutes video

1/26/12

Japan Map

• Work on the map in class today and tomorrow.

• Don’t forget the additions on the board.

• The map/questions will be collected and graded.

• Quiz Wednesday, February 1st.

See Me While Completing Your Japan Maps

• Timmy Ashman

• Erika Bates

• Claire Benesch

• Frankie Bonelli

• Jake Brown

• Carol Burgess

• Alexa Campbell

• Brad Hooven

• Austin Koosha

• Mayura Kulendran

• Joe Leonetti

• Eric Mattson

• Aly McTear

• Sam Mullen

• Maddie Raby

• Morgan Scheibe

• Emily Shaer

• Billy Tarloski

Pds 3-6 1/27/12

Pd 1 1/30/12

Japan Map

• Work on the map in class today.

• Don’t forget the additions on the board.

• The map/questions will be collected today and graded.

• Quiz Tuesday, January 31st.

Unit 3: East Asia Chapters 8.3, 16.3: Early Japan &

Korea

Pds 3-6 1/30/12

Pd 1 1/31/12

In your notes . . .

Chapter 8.3 Vocab

• Bushido

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shinto

• Shogun

• Zen

CREATION MYTH

Gods thrust a spear into the ocean, drops of water fell to the surface and formed the islands

EARLY INHABITANTS

HUNTER GATHERERS CAME TO JAPAN FROM THE MAINLAND LIVED IN CLANS

(10,000 YEARS AGO)

CHINESE INFLUENCES

• Chinese Dynasties influenced Japan for centuries

• Introduction of Buddhism to Japan in the 500s opened Japan up to Chinese influences

• Confucian ideals would also influence Japan

• Art, medicine, astronomy, philosophy, writing

SETTLING DOWN

710 AD - first permanent Japanese capital is built at Nara Japan is getting organized!

NARA PERIOD (700s)

• Formal capital with palace, broad streets, public squares…

• Buddhism reaches its peak, does not replace Shinto

• First written literature (histories, poems)

TODAJJI TEMPLE

SETTLING DOWN

794 - capital is moved to Kyoto

1867 – capital is moved to Tokyo

HEIAN (KYOTO) PERIOD (800s – 1800s)

• Pursuit of beauty (poems, calligraphy, gift wrapping….)

• Women & literature (Tale of Genji)

• Political decay (warlords controlled local areas) – Warlords hired samurai for

protection

Guided Reading 8.3

• Due in class tomorrow, 1/31

• Map Quiz moved from 1/31 to 2/1

Guided Reading

• Take out your 8.3 Guided Reading to be checked for completion.

• Take out your notes.

Pds 3-6 ONLY 1/31/12

Map Quiz

• You will take the Japan Map Quiz.

• Hand in the quiz when you are done.

• Take out your 8.3 Guided Reading to be checked for completion.

Pd 1 ONLY 2/1/12

WARRIOR CULTURE

SHOGUN

• Means “General” – “Shogunate – military

government

• Title given? by the emperor in late 1100s – Minamoto Yoritomo was first

• Had REAL military and political power – Sometimes lost this power

– EX: Mongol Invasion (1300s)

– EX: Strong Daimyo

DAIMYO

• Land-owning warriors & highest ranking samurai (medieval lords) – Sometimes took real power from weak Shogunate

government

• Daimyo offered protection to peasants who

worked their land – In return the peasants paid taxes (feudalism)

• Samurai pledged their loyalty to a daimyo

SAMURAI

• Loyal to a daimyo

• Fought on horseback

• Loose fitting clothes/armor

• Bows, arrows, swords

• Honor, Honor, Honor (code of Bushido)

Samurai in full armor - 1860s (w/European armor for comparison)

Map Quiz

• You will take a Japan Map Quiz.

• When you are done, hand in your quiz.

Pds 3-6 ONLY 2/1/12

Missing: Map Quiz

• Khalil Broxton Olivia Force

• Chloe Gallant

• River Johnson

• Lina Mai

• Lexi Principe

• Dean Repasy

• Nick Sabatini

• Morgan Scheibe

• Billy Tarloski

• Rachael Whitman

Type I Prompt

• The samurai no longer exist in Japan.

– Their code, Bushido, still has an impact on Japanese culture.

• In a group of 2-3, create a list of three ways in which bushido might have an effect on Japanese society today.

• Put your list on the board.

Pd 1 ONLY 2/3/12

BUSHIDO

• Shoguns, daimyo, and samurai all followed the code of Bushido

• “The way of the warrior” – honor, bravery, self-discipline, loyalty

• Dishonor or defeat led to ritual suicide (seppuku)

Bushido

“The business of the samurai consists in reflecting on his own station in life, in discharging loyal service to his master if he has one, in deepening his fidelity (faithfulness) in association with friends, and with the due consideration of his own position in devoting himself to duty above all.”

- Yamaga Soko (1622-1685)

Bushido ”If the samurai misses his objectives and

continues to live, he must be seen as a coward. If he misses his objectives and chooses death … this must be a noble act. It is of utmost importance for bushido. Day and night, if you make an effort to think of death and at a moment’s notice, you and the bushido will become one. In this way throughout your life you can perform your duties for your master…”

- Hagakure by Yamato Tsunetomo, 1716

Bushido Today Today, with the dying out of Samurai, Bushido no longer

have a military force in Japan. However Bushido's ethical foundations still play a major part of Japanese culture and society. Bushido's stress on loyalty to the head of a group is still evident in the strong sense of loyalty workers have to their employers, students to their teachers, apprentices to their masters and to their country.

These bushido values of the samurai once again become familiar to these workers who are loyal, honourable and are willing to sacrifice everything for the company. The Japanese also have a term "Business is war" which relates to bushido. -From: http://nepharion.lazee.org/legacybushido.htm

Changing Bushido Today

"Male views about company life are also changing. A new breed of young Japanese workers scorn the maxim that the meaning of life is found in the discipline of work, developed (during the Shogun era). This generation refuses to take ‘k jobs’, employment considered kitanai, kitsui, kiken, (dirty, difficult, and dangerous). College graduates stated that they wanted plenty of holidays, no overtime, and generous salaries. To the shock of most adults, adolescents arrested for theft reported that their main motive simply was to get money for entertainment."

-James L. McClain, Japan A Modern History

MERCHANTS/ARTISANS

• MAKE AND SELL GOODS (FOOD, WEAPONS, ARMOR, CLOTHING…)

• Samurai name their own price

FARMERS/PEASANTS

• WORK THE DAIMYO’S LAND IN RETURN FOR FOOD, SHELTER, AND PROTECTION

• Must meet their QUOTA

– What happens if they don’t meet their quota?

FEUDALISM

• A SYSTEM IN WHICH LARGE LANDOWNERS GIVE PROTECTION TO PEOPLE IN RETURN FOR THEIR SERVICES

• On the block day, we will play SPAM to take a closer look at this system.

– Samurai, Peasant, Artisan, Merchant

Shogun

Military Leader

Emperor

Ruler in name only

Daimyo

Local Warlord

Samurai

Warriors serving shogun and daimyo

Merchants and Artisans Low status, although some were wealthy

Peasants Largest and poorest group . . . As usual

Meanwhile . . . In Early Korea

• Heavily influenced by the Chinese Dynasties

The Last Samurai

• Permission slip is due Tuesday, February 7th.

• The permission slip is available on my teacher page if you lose it.

• You are not required to watch the movie. – You can be given an

alternative assignment.

BLOCK DAYS 2/2/12 or 2/3/12

Green Atlas

• Complete the questions connected to pages 52-53.

• The questions are centered on the era of Feudalism in Japan.

SPAM • Samurai

• Peasant

• Artisan

• Merchant

• Placed in groups of 7 – 1 Samurai

– Everyone Else Peasants

• 2 Merchants (Total)

• 2 Artisans (Total)

• Each peasant village gets: – Rice example – One Ruler – 2 Scissors – 1 Pencil/Peasant

• Samurai collect ALL rice and protect/police peasant villages – Samurai decide if rice is good

enough – Peasants must meet Samurai

QUOTA and have enough rice to survive (1 per peasant)

• Artisans can use anything they want to create weapons, armor, musical instruments – EXAMPLE

• Merchants can sell artisans’ goods to samurai – Samurai name the price!

The Last Samurai

• Don’t forget your permission slips are due tomorrow!

• There are extra on the black cart and on my teacher page.

All Periods 2/6/12

World Religions Can you create a key for this map? The map shows the major religions practiced in nations around the world.

Shinto & Buddhism

• Many Japanese follow a mixture of these religions.

– Shinto deals with life.

• Births

• Weddings

– Buddhism deals with death.

• Funerals

• Remember: Enlightenment & Nirvana

Buddhist deity with Shinto Torii on its head

Talk to the Text

• Complete the short reading on Shinto history and beliefs.

• Talk to the text: – Highlight main ideas

– Ask questions

• When done, write down 4 or 5 main ideas about Shinto.

• This will make your homework VERY easy!

Kami • Kami means “god” or “deity”

– NOT in the way Christians think of God

– Shinto is a very unorganized religion when compared to other world religions

• Kami are thought to be spirits that manifest themselves in locations/objects – EX: Mt. Fuji is thought to

house a spirit

Shinto

• Gives few details of afterlife

– Japanese follow Buddhism when dealing with death.

• All human life/nature is sacred.

– HARMONY

– True Heart The way of the Kami

• Right practice, sensibility, and attitude.

Shinto 4 Affirmations

• Tradition and the family: The family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved. Their main celebrations relate to birth and marriage.

• Love of nature: Nature is sacred; to be in contact with nature is to be close to the Gods. Natural objects are worshipped as sacred spirits.

• Physical cleanliness: Followers of Shinto take baths, wash their hands, and rinse out their mouth often.

• "Matsuri": The worship and honor given to the Kami and ancestral spirits.

Shinto Shrines & Torii

• Shinto shrines and Torii celebrate the kami spirits

• Each shrine is dedicated to a single kami

• Torii act as gates to the shrines

Ise Grand Shrine Check Google Earth

Izumo Taisha Shrine

Torii leading to Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Zen Buddhism in Japan

• Zen is part of Mahayana Buddhism

• Co-exists with Shinto – Many Shinto shrines are a part of

Buddhist temples

• Zen teaches that enlightenment is found through experiential wisdom – Don’t just sit and think, do

something!

• Strong connection to martial arts

Buddhist deity with Shinto Torii on its head

Homework

• Answer the questions on the provided sheet.

– Give strong, complete answers.

• Will be collected and graded for accuracy.

• Due tomorrow 2/7.

Next Essay

Over the past 200 years, India, China and Japan have all experienced modernization/westernization at an incredible rate. This is especially true with China and Japan. Write an essay about modernization in Asia. Focus on the causes and effects of rapid modernization in these nations. Be sure to cover the pros and cons of modernization. Answer the question: Has modernization been good or bad for these countries? You will need to do independent research to find examples of modernization not studied in class. You should use www.noodletools.com to keep track of your sources.

Unit 3: East Asia Japan

Chapter 16.3: Tokugawa Japan

(no guided reading!)

Staple the Shinto reading and questions together and hand them in.

2/7/12

16.3 Vocab

• Eta

• Han

• Hostage System

Type 2 Prompt

• How long did the Kyoto Period last in Japan?

• Who was in charge during this time period? In what state might you have found Japan during this era?

• Fully explain your answer in at least four strong sentences.

BY THE 1500S…. • Japan was in turmoil • Emperor and Shogun were figureheads • Daimyo (warlords) were fighting against each other • “the strongest eat the weak and become the meat” – Japanese saying of the time

TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE

• Began in 1600 when Tokugawa Ieyasu became Shogun (lasted for 250 yrs)

• Established his gov’t in Edo (Tokyo)

• Emperor remained in Kyoto but Tokugawa (and his successors) had the real power

TOKUGAWA IEYASU From Daimyo Shogun

CHANGES UNDER THE TOKUGAWA….

1. Divided Daimyo into 3 groups: a. Relatives (best lands near Edo) b. Long-time supporters c. Recent supporters 2. New rules for daimyo: a. Sankin-Kotai (“attendance by

turn”) c. Hostage System b. Permission to repair/build castles 3. Metsuke – officials who travelled

the country to look for and report trouble

4. Seclusion Policy – can’t leave

country, killed upon your return

What happened next?

• The Tokugawa Shogunate brought relative peace to Japan from 1603 to 1867.

• What changed in 1867?

IN THE 1850s MANY JAPANESE WERE HORRIFIED WHEN THEY SAW WHAT THEY THOUGHT WERE GIANT DRAGONS PUFFING SMOKE ON THE HORIZON Of THE PACIFIC OCEAN. WHILE THEIR FEARS OF A DRAGON WERE NEVER REALIZED, A SIGNIFICANT NEW ERA IN JAPANESE HISTORY HAD BEGUN. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE JAPANESE ACTUALLY SAW AND WHAT NEW ERA WAS BEGINNING?

Talk 2 Text: Opening Japan

• Complete the reading about the end of Japan’s isolation during the Tokugawa Era.