1. Chapter 8: Japan
Mr. Hernandez

2. Section 8.1: Geography and Early Japan
Geography Shapes Life in Japan
Island Life
Mountainous – only 20% flat
Settlements near the sea
Separate from the mainland
of Asia
Close to Korea and China

3. Section 8.1: Geography and Early Japan
Early Japanese Society
The Ainu (EYE-noo)
Different language
Different look
Almost gone but still exist today

4. Section 8.1: Geography and Early Japan
Early Japanese Society (con’t)
The First Japanese
Lived in villages ruled by clans
Clan leaders believed to be descended from nature spirits called kami
Developed a religion around
kami rituals called Shinto
Shrines and ceremonies
dedicated to kami

5. Section 8.1: Geography and Early Japan
Early Japanese Society (con’t)
The First Emperors
The Yamato Clans
Japan Learns from China and Korea
Language – Chinese characters
Philosophy – Confucianism
Religion – Buddhism

6. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian 794-1185
Chapter 8: Japan
Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian

7. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian
QW 8-1: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Imagine your are part of the social elite in a changing Japan. You are very comfortable and familiar with your hometown, where the emperor lives as well. One day, the emperor decides to move his home and the capitol hundreds of miles away from where your estate is located. With your wealth, you can afford to move with him, or you can save your money and stay. What do you do? Why?

8. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian
The Heian Culture
Japanese Nobles Create Great Art
Capitol Idea! Heian Kyo
Imperial Court
Court life
elegant and easy
Serve and advise
Classism – social
elite

9. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian
Japanese Nobles Create Great Art
Fashion
High sense of fashion
Literature
Heavy emphasis on speaking and writing
Women authors
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
The Tale of Genji

10. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian
Japanese Nobles Create Great Art
Visual Art
Architecture
Performing Arts
Noh Play (1:10)

11. Section 2: Art and Culture in Heian
Buddhism Changes
Pure Land Buddhism
Zen Buddhism

12. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Chapter 8: Japan
Section 3: Growth of a Military Society

13. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
QW #2: Sho’nuff Shoguns
You are a Japanese warrior, proud of your fighting skills. For many years you’ve been honored by most of society, but you face an awful dilemma. When you became a warrior, you swore to protect and fight for both your lord and your emperor. Now your lord has gone to war against the emperor, and both sides have called for you to join them. How will you decide whom to fight for?

14. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Heian Losing Touch with Reality
Samurai and Shogun Take Over Japan
The Rise of the Samurai
Daimyo – landowners
who often hired armies
of Samurai
Samurai – servants that
who served shogun and
daimyo

15. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Samurai and Shogun Take Over Japan (con’t)
Shoguns Rule Japan
The Minamoto clan was a prominent clan in the Heian period, and the clan from which all shogun have claimed descent.
Defeating the Taira clan in the Genpei War ( ) and uniting Japan, the Minamoto established the first shogunate.
no Yoritomo, the Minamoto leader, became the most powerful man in Japan (Samurai Archives)
He used the emperor as a figurehead, and took the title of shogun
Samurai Society
Emperor > Shogun > Daimyo & Samurai > Peasants

16. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Samurai Live Honorably
High Social Status
Bushido – Samurai code,
“way of the warrior”
Self-discipline
Peaceful rituals
Zen Buddhism
Loyalty
Seppuku
Women and men
Bushido and Modern Japan

17. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Internal Rebellion
Emperor v. shogun v. daimyo
No central power to impose order in Japan
Order Breaks Down
Foreign Invasion
Mongols come to town
Kamikaze – the divine wind

18. Section 3: Growth of a Military Society
Strong Leaders Take Over
Unification Under New Leaders
Oda Nobunaga leadership
First guns in Japan
Tokugawa Ieyasu leadership
Moved the capital to Edo – modern day Tokyo
Traded with other countries and even allowed Christian missionaries
Isolation
Dissent with the Tokugawa
1630’s Japanese rulers began to practice isolationism
Banned guns
Lack of technology allowed the samurai period to last into the 1800s