Chapter 13 Section 4 The Emergence of Japan Mr. Schoff Global History I
OA What is the Ring of Fire and what types of damaging effects does it have on that region? Video Japan Tsunami
Japan Japan is located on an archipelago, or chain of islands, near the Asian mainland close to China and Korea Japan is part of the Ring of Fire, which has many earthquakes, volcanoes, and tidal waves called tsunamis Because the land is very mountainous, people settled along the coast and in the narrow river valleys In early times, the mountains prevented unity
Yamato Clan Around A.D. 500, the Yamato clan gained control of Japan and set up its first and only dynasty The current emperor still traces his roots to the Yamato clan Through the Koreans, the Japanese learned about Chinese culture Then, in the early 600s, a Yamato ruler sent Japanese nobles to China to study They brought back Chinese ideas and technology The Japanese adopted many Chinese ways
Heian Period By the 800s, the Tang dynasty in China began to decline and the Japanese became less interested in China The Japanese began to blend the Chinese ideas with their own to create a unique civilization The blending of Japanese and Chinese cultures in Japan took place between 794 and 1185 This time is called the Heian Period During the Heian Period, the emperor lost power to one clan, the Fujiwara, who ran the country Rich nobles lived in beautiful homes with gardens and pools developed elegant manners and new ways to dress Noblewomen wrote important works of Japanese literature One Heian woman wrote the world’s first novel
Summary of Time Periods 600s-700s Japanese study Chinese civilization Emperor builds capital city modeled on Chinese capital Japanese nobles adopt Chinese language, food, and style of dress Japanese nobles adopt Chinese tea ceremony, music and dance, and gardens
800s Japanese stop traveling to China
900s-1200s Japanese keep some Chinese ways but build their own civilization Japanese artists develop their own styles Japanese change the Chinese system of writing