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2  An archipelago of over 4,000 islands (4 biggest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku)  Sea of Japan to the west, Pacific Ocean to the east, East China Sea to the south Geography

3  Mountainous  Volcanoes  Earthquakes  Tidal waves (Tsunami)  Very little arable land

4 Japan is close enough to China and Korea for cultural diffusion, but far enough away to avoid being invaded. Chinese influence

5  Beginning in the 600’s AD, Japanese sent diplomatic missions to China to learn about culture so they could imitate it Imitation of Chinese Culture

6 The oldest form of Japanese writing is based off Chinese writing from around the 400’s AD Kanji:

7  They also imitated Chinese architecture Architecture

8 JapaneseChinese JapaneseChinese

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10  Buddhism spread to Japan through China and Korea.  Japanese adopted Chinese forms of Buddhism Buddhism

11  Shinto is the ancient religion of Japan.  It emphasizes the worship of Kami, the spirits in all things: nature, ancestors, and the emperor  Buddhism and Shintoism coexist in Japan. Shinto

12  The Japanese emperor is the highest figure in Shintoism and is considered to be a descendent of the gods  He rarely held much real political power though  Most power was controlled by powerful clans Japanese Emperor

13  Japanese society was organized into clans along feudal lines  Those clans often fought each other for power and land  Japan experienced nearly constant warfare  Open your books to page 361  How are European and Japanese feudalism different? Feudalism

14  Samurai were the Japanese equivalent of knights  They adhered to a very strict code of conduct similar to chivalry called bushido  Bushido emphasizes fairness, loyalty, and military prowess Samurai


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