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ELEMENT OF
CULTURE
EX:
INFLUENCE
FOOD
FROM HERE OR BORROWED
FROM HERE
FEUDAL JAPAN:
PART 1
CULTURAL DIFFUSION
7.5.1, 7.5.2
DESCRIBE AN ELEMENT OF CULTURE
(SOMETHING YOU DO, SAY OR WEAR) THAT YOU
HAVE LEARNED FROM SOMEONE ELSE
Ex: I like to dip my bacon in syrup because I used to see
my dad do it!
ARABIA
INDIA
JAPAN
AFRICA
EUROPE
CHINA
KOREA
Correctly Label the Map
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CULTURAL DIFFUSION
THE SPREAD OF CULTURAL
ELEMENTS FROM ONE SOCIETY
TO ANOTHER
JAPAN 500s CE - 800s CE
Diffusion
EUROPE
ELEMENTS OF CULTURE
FLOWED FROM INDIA, CHINA,
AND KOREA TO JAPAN
KOREA
CHINA
ARABIA
READ p. 219
Magic Word
"JAPAN"
JAPAN
INDIA
AFRICA
HOWARE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE
SPREAD IN TODAY'S SOCIETY?
ISOLATED JAPAN
CHINA
PACIFIC OCEAN
KOREA
ISOLATED JAPAN
WHAT DO YOU THINK
EACH IMAGE REPRESENTS
ABOUT THE CULTURE
DEVELOPED ON AN
ISOLATED JAPAN?
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Answer each question with a complete sentence
What did Japan's people believe gave their emperor
the right to rule?
20.3 - Government
JAPAN BELIEVED THAT ITS EMPERORS
WERE DESCENDED FROM THE SUN
What was the name of the leader who wanted to
model Japan's government after that of China?
A MAN NAMED PRINCE SHOTOKU
WANTED TO MODEL THE GOVERNMENT
OF JAPAN AFTER CHINA'S
What characteristics of China's government did he
particularly like?
PRINCE SHOTOKU PREFERRED THE
STRONG CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT
LED BY AN ALL POWERFUL EMPEROR
17 Article Constitution
Taika Reforms
What was the purpose of the Seventeen Article
Constitution? The Taika Reforms?
MADE EMPEROR ALL POWERFUL
GAVE CONTROL OF ALL LANDS TO
EMPEROR
Who ended up controlling government in Japan?
ARISTOCRATS TOOK POWER
20.5 - Religion
SHINTO
What were some of the primary beliefs of Shinto?
LOVE & RESPECT FOR NATURE
NATURE IS MADE OF SPIRITS
CALLED KAMI
CELEBRATE LIFE AND MAINTAIN
PURITY OF NATURE
BUDDHISM
What were some of the central beliefs of Buddhism?
LIFE IS PAIN AND SUFFERING
BY FOLLOWING THE EIGHTFOLD PATH AND
BEING RESPECTFUL, FOLLOWERS CAN
REACH ENLIGHTENMENT AND EXIT THE
CYCLE OF DEATH AND REBIRTH
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PA
JA
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>K
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>C
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DI
IN
IN
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What was the result of Buddhism and Shinto existing
together in Japan?
SHINTO CEREMONIES USED FOR JOYOUS
OCCASIONS (BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES,
BUDDHIST RITUALS USED FOR FUNERALS
Show the path that ideas followed on your
cultural diffusion map. Use a different color or
type of line along with an appropriate symbol
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20.9 - Architecture SKETCH A TYPICAL BUILDING FROM THE
UNITED STATES
INDIA-->CHINA-->JAPAN
What is a stupa?
STUPA
BUDDHIST MONASTERIES THAT
FEATURED SHRINES
Where did this type of architecture come from?
INDIA
What are some characteristics of pagodas?
PAGODA
TOWER-LIKE STRUCTURES
CURVED ROOFS (USUALLY 3, 5,
7, OR 9
Show the path of the spread of architectural
ideas to Japan on your map.
7.5.1
Pagoda
Stupa
KANJI
TANKA
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NOW TRY SOME MORE EXAMPLES !!!
WALK AROUND TO THE KANJI SHEETS AND WRITE 5
MORE CHARACTERS
20.6 - Writing
CHINA-->KOREA-->JAPAN
What are some things you could not do if you
didn't know how to write?
Why did the Japanese adopt kanji, or "Chinese
writing?"
JAPAN DID NOT HAVE A SYSTEM OF WRITING
JAPAN ADOPTED KANJI "CHINESE WRITING" TO
REPRESENT WORDS IN THEIR LANGUAGE
What is kana? Why was it developed?
KANA USES CHINESE CHARACTERS TO
REPRESENT JAPANESE SYLLABLES
Show the spread of writing to Japan. Use a new
type of line or color and provide a small symbol
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20.7 Literature
What are the characteristics of Tanka poems?
TANKA POEMS
USUALLY ABOUT LOVE, BEAUTY,
AND NATURE
CHINA--->JAPAN
MUST FIT A SPECIFIC STRUCTURE BASED
ON SYLLABLES
5 LINES - 35 SYLLABLES
5, 7, 5, 7, 7
Show the path of influence to Japan on your
cultural diffusion map.
Try to write your own Tanka poem about
love, beauty, and nature.
WRITE YOUR OWN TANKA
WRITE YOUR OWN TANKA
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