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arabera Christopher Nguyen 11 years ago

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Lesson 1

China named Japan the 'Land of the Rising Sun,' while the Japanese referred to it as Nippon. Japan's geographical location, consisting of four major and over 4,000 smaller islands, and its mild, rainy climate significantly influenced its development.

Lesson 1

Lesson 1 Land of the Rising Sun

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Culture The Japanese developed distinctive family and social structures
Government Prince Shotoku wrote Japan's first constitution and also brought Chinese culture to Japan
Geography Japan's development was influenced by its landforms, it's climate, and its closeness to Korea and China

The Reign of Prince Shotoku

Created guidelines for rulers based on Confucian principles - known as Seventeen Article Constitution
Impressed by Chinese culture; urged Japanese to learn from China
Opened embassy in China - embassy is an office of government in another country
Asked by Empress Suika (aunt) to be regent - held power 593- 622

Early Japanese Society

Prince Shotoku- one of most imps regents - regent is an official appointed to rule temporarily as emperor
All used the Shinto religion as a unifying force
Slaves were included but often did cooking and cleaning
Common did jobs such as fishing, farming, pottery, and weaving
Clans were led by nobles and led the common people
Emperors were considered human and divine
Shinto reunified force among all levels of society
Clans battled other clans for land - land was scarce and was sign of wealth and power

The Effect of Geography on Japan

China gave Japan its name - China called the islands "Land of the Rising Sun" - Japanese called the land Nippon
Shinto religion was popular- meant "way of the gods"/ people respected land in religion
Mild climate meant rain good for crops and green hills/ people often fished
4 large islands and +4000 small islands
120mi. off the coast of East Asia coast