Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas.

Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your row please do so.

TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there for to read and make a mental note.

BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember.

BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If you can find a way to write it using less words that okay, but make sure you are getting this information in your notes.

RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

indicate -

survive -

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

Closeness in space.

indicate -

survive -

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

Closeness in space.

A chain of islands.

indicate -

survive -

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

Closeness in space.

A chain of islands.

The major land area of a continent.

indicate -

survive -

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

Closeness in space.

A chain of islands.

The major land area of a continent.

indicate -

survive -

to show that something exists or is likely to be true.

Vocab Word Search (pages 320 - 323)

Proximity -

archipelago -

mainland -

Closeness in space.

A chain of islands.

The major land area of a continent.

indicate -

survive - to live or make a living; continue to live despite danger.

to show that something exists or is likely to be true.

Land of the Rising Sun

How did geography affect the early development of Japanese culture?

What do you already know about Japan and its geography?

The Geography of Japan

From this map what kind landscape does Japan have?

The Geography of Japan

* Japan is an archipelago that is just East of the continent of Asia (mainland).

* The Japanese call their country Nippon, which means land of the rising sun.

* Less than 20 percent of Japans land can be used for farming.

* Most people have settled on one of Japan's few flat plains or along the coastline.

Ring of Fire

Has anybody heard of the Ring of Fire? Do you know (can you guess) what it is?

Ring of Fire

* Japan is part of the Ring of Fire.

* This is a region of volcanoes and earthquakes that circle the Pacific Ocean.

* The Japanese islands sit at the boundary between two plates, or sections, of Earth’s outer shell.

Early Inhabitants

Where do you think the majority of Japan's inhabitants came from?

Early Inhabitants

* The first settlers in Japan came from mainland Asia.

* They survived mainly by hunting and fishing.

* They developed a new farming technique, growing rice in irrigated fields.

*  Rice soon became Japan's most important crop.

A Borrowed Writing System

Looking at the symbols above, from where do you think Japan borrowed its writing system?

A Borrowed Writing System

* In 500 AD the Japanese began to borrow the Chinese writing system.

*  Early Japanese writing use Chinese characters in two ways:

1) Some characters stood for ideas.

2) Others stood for the sounds of Japanese syllables.

Arrival of Buddhism

Where did Buddhism come from originally and how do you think it got to Japan?

Arrival of Buddhism

* Before the arrival of Buddhism the Japanese believed in the religion of Shinto.

* In 552 AD Buddhist priests from Korea brought Buddhism to Japan.

* Shinto means "the way of the gods."

* The Japanese believed that Shinto gods created Japan as a special group of islands.

Buddhist temple

Shinto temple

Shinto Buddhist

Important things to remember:

* Settlements in Japan were limited to flat lands along the coast.

* Japan borrowed a writing system from China.

* Priests from Korea spread the religion of Buddhism to Japan.

* Shinto was the religion that originated in Japan and it means “way of the Gods.”

Use textbook pages 320 - 323 to complete your worksheet:

Flip over your worksheet:

Quick Write: Choose three of these questions to answer on the back of your worksheet.

1) How do you think living on islands affects how people live?

2) What effect might earthquakes have had on life in Japan?

3) How might isolation have been both good and bad forJapan?

4) How do you think Japan’s culture would be different if its contacts with China and Korea had not come until much later?

5) How have the mountains affected how the people of Japan have lived?

Geography of Japan (Video):

Please be prepared to comment on the video you are about to watch. I will ask questions if no one volunteers information.

Homework:

Directions: Using the map and the information on page 320 – 321 to complete the following activity.1) Label all of the major islands of Japan.2) Draw and color where you believe China is in RED.3) Use YELLOW to color in the coastal areas on Japan’s main island.4) Use GREEN to color in the mountain regions

Using the notes in your journal and the information in your textbook create an Effect Map.

Topic: What were the effects that China and Korea had on Japanese culture?

Japanese Culture

China

China

Korea

Korea