1. Early Japan Feudalism

2. Japan Looks Towards China / 600s / Japanese nobles sent directly to China / exchange last 200 years / students, monks, traders, official / 600s / Japanese nobles sent directly to China / exchange last 200 years / students, monks, traders, official

3. What is Selective Borrowing? / Japan selected the best parts of Chinese culture while preserving their own unique identity.

4. Things Borrowed From China / adopted the title “Heavenly Emperor” and claimed absolute power

5. Things Borrowed From China / built a capital, Nara, modeled on the Tang capital Changan ChanganNara

6. Things Borrowed From China / used Chinese characters in writing

7. Things Borrowed From China / adopted Buddhism, but retained traditional Shinto beliefs

8. What is the Heian Period? / 794 - 1185, imperial court moved to Heian (modern Kyoto)

9. What is the Heian Period? / nobles followed and created a highly refined culture

10. Life in the Heian Period / gentlemen and ladies followed elaborate rituals and artistic pursuits

11. Life in the Heian Period / proper etiquette and appearance was important / women wore hair down to their ankles / blackened their teeth with cosmetics / dyed clothes to match seasons / proper etiquette and appearance was important / women wore hair down to their ankles / blackened their teeth with cosmetics / dyed clothes to match seasons

12. Life in the Heian Period / everyone was expected to write poetry and paint

13. Life in the Heian Period / nobles looked down on common people who did not participate in court refinement

14. The Great Wave at Kanagawa Nami-Ura from the Thirty-six Views of Fuji, by Katsushika Hokusai. c. 1823. from the Thirty-six Views of Fuji, by Katsushika Hokusai. c. 1823.