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Date: 2-1-11 Period: 5th ||
 * || Name: Scott Rachau


 * Japan K.W.L.Q. Chart **


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Samurais live and thrive off of honor most if they lose honor they commit suicide

The Japanese islands are Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu.

Japanese religion is called Shinto || **__ W __**** ant to Know **

What type of government do they have?

What training did samurais have to go through

What did Shinto teach?

How did Zen Buddhism start?

How was the Samurais treated?

What was the Samurai armor made of?

How did they keep economy?

What is a shogun?

What weapons did the Samurais use ||
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Size and Comparison 1. What [|body of water] found between Japan and the mainland of Asia? Sea of Japan 2. Name the two countries located nearest to Japan. China and Korea 3. Name [|two countries] near Japan that are much larger in area than Japan. China and Korea 4. What large ocean is off the southeast coast of Japan? Pacific Ocean 5. What are the [|names] of the islands of Japan? Kyushu Honshu and Shikoku and Hokkaido

Climate 6. What is the [|climate] like in Japan? Sub tropic for the 4 seasons

Natural Features 7. What is the [|largest] island in Japan? Honshu 8. Why does [|Japan] have little land that is good for farming? Most of the land consist of mountains making it hard to farm

Agriculture 9. What is the main agricultural [|crop] of Japan? rice 10. Given Japan's geography, why would fish be a popular source of food? Because they live on the coasts and it easier to fish when there are oceans near **Shikibu** || The first empress || Lady || ** Chapter 8: Japan Key Terms **
 * ** Term ** || ** Details / definition ** || ** Helper word ** ||
 * **Shinto** || The religion of the Japanese || Religion ||
 * **Zen** || The newer form of Buddhism || Buddhism ||
 * **Pure Land** || Purified land || Pure ||
 * **Haiku** || Poem || Poem ||
 * **Lady Mirasaki**
 * **Prince Shotoku** || A regent and politician || Prince ||
 * **Jimmu** || Descendant of a god and first emperor || God ||
 * **Regent** || A person with a country that cannot rule it || Regent ||
 * **Ainu** || Tall white people that were there before the Japanese || White ||
 * **The Pillow Book** || Medieval Japanese dairy book || Dairy ||
 * **Tanka** || Poem || Poem ||
 * **Noh** || Common drama of Japan || Drama ||
 * **Tale of Genji** || 1st full novel || Tale ||
 * **Daimyo** || 3rd in command || 3rd ||
 * **Shogun** || A person before emperor || 2nd ||
 * **Samurai** || Japanese warrior || Warrior ||
 * **figurehead** || A person that seem stronger than most || Strong ||
 * **Bushido** || Way of the warrior || religion ||

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Chapter 8.3

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 * The Rise of the Samurai**

What if there were no shoguns? Would there be chaos in the military branch? What kind of poem a haiku or just a normal one and what was he doing before he started writing People believe they have samurai blood flowing in there veins and belive they should practice bushido Page 216
 * Shoguns Rule Japan**
 * Bushido**
 * Bushido and Modern Japan**
 * Foreign Invasion**

 **Internal Rebellion** After the Mongols attacked the Japanese fought amongst themselves and made matter worse the gybe attacked and the daimyos would send them to assassinate the daimyos of opposing forces Oda Nobunaga when did you get the guns? How much money was needed? Did it affect the economy? Extended the samurai period
 * Unification**
 * Isolation**
 * Less technology**
 * Isolation -> got less people able to revolt**

Feudal Japan: A Brief History 1. At the beginning of Japan's feudal period, Japan was organized much like Europe during the Middle Ages. As in Medieval Europe, Japan was divided into small regions ruled by nobles. Nobles paid samurai to fight for them. G. because it has people separated from a bigger person or nobles Samurai means "to serve." Samurai served their nobles and lived under a code of conduct, called bushido, "the way of the warrior." Under bushido, samurai were to be courageous, loyal, and honorable; they would rather die than be defeated. F. because it’s a samurais sword to represent them 3. Samurai were the backbone of Japanese society. As well as fighting for nobles, they kept the peace and gathered taxes in villages. They performed the jobs of government. E. its looks like a mail drop box where you would put taxes or mail 4. In the 1100's, the Minamoto family conquered much of Japan. The Japanese emperor feared the family would take his throne by force. To keep it, the emperor gave a Minamoto the title, "shogun." The emperor became a figurehead; the shogun ruled all of Japan with one, central government. C. because if emperor is a figure head at top the shogun is seconded samurai next and peasants last 5. With the help of samurai, a series of shoguns ruled Japan. Shoguns paid samurai with land. This was a problem. A samurai gave each of his sons a piece of his land, and those sons gave their sons a piece. After years, land was divided into small parts. H. because if the samurai gave part of his land to his son and to his son etc No one could live. 6. In 1331, the emperor revolted against the Kamakura shogun. Samurai joined the emperor and defeated the Kamakura. Unfortunately, the emperor refused to give land to the samurai. Samurai left the emperor to join another shogun, Ashikaga. B because they depated 7. The Ashikaga shoguns were weak, and people revolted against their power. Japan was divided into small territories headed by military lords, called daimyo. Though they pledged loyalty to the emperor and shogun, daimyo ruled their territories like independent kingdoms, ignoring the central government. D because they were weak like a chicken 8. In exchange for land, samurai joined daimyo across Japan. With no support from samurai, the central government broke down. Japan was divided again. A. because daimyo them land for them to give to there sons