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JapanChapter 14:ivb
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Japan is also knownas Nippon or Nihon, which means “source of the sun.”
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Japan is an archipelago consisting of four main islands –Honshu,Shikoku, Kyushu,and Hokkaido – and over 4,000thousandsmaller ones.
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Since only 20% of the land is arable (easyto farm), the
Japanese have had to rely
on the sea to supplementtheir diet.
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The sea has also served as a natural barrier, preventing invasion from the mainland.
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According to legend, a divine
brother and sister gave birth to thesun goddess Amaterasu Omi-kami.
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The sun goddess
Amaterasu gave birth to further life forms.
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According to legend, Jimmu Tenno, a great-
great-great-grandson of
Amaterasu Omi-kami, became the
first emperor (Mikado) of Japan
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The early inhabitants
of Japan probably
migrated to the islands from other
parts of Asia.
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Japan was occupied
by hunter-gatherers from the
Asian mainland ca. 10,000 years ago.
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Subsequent invaders from Asia introduced the islanders to agriculture.
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The early inhabitants were dwelling in farming villages by 200 B.C.
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Present-day Japanese are probably descended from the Yayoi, a village-dwelling people who lived along streams and on the coastal plains and grew rice in irrigated fields.
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Japan was invaded
between 200 and 300 by horseback-
riding, iron-clad warriors.
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Some scholars believe these
invaders were the ancestors
of the aristocratic
warriors and imperial family.
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Before therewas an emperor, regions of Japan
were ruled by separate clans.(A clan is an
group of families claiming descent from a common
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Shintoism
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Shintoism
• means “way of the gods”
• only known indigenous religion of Japan
• emphasizes sacred spaces and time
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Kami
• “divine spirits”
• can be found in nature and in the processes of creation, disease, and healing
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Practices
• vary in local communities• rituals often honour ancestors
and the forces of nature• emperors considered kami at
one time-worshipped as divine before World War II
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Traditional Japanese prayer cardsleft at a Shinto shrine in Japan.
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By A.D. 400, the Yamato
Clan emerged as the
dominantclan in Japan.
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By the A.D. mid-500s the emperor had become a ceremonial figure,
performing intercessory rituals tothe gods on behalf of the people.
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The Soga family
emergedas the real political power in Japan.
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Buddhism arrived in
Japan from
Korea in A.D. 552.
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Four Noble Truths
1. Life is full of suffering.
2. Suffering is caused by desire.
3. Eliminate desire to eliminate suffering.
4. Seek union with Brahma.
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Union with Brahma is nirvana.
The only way to end the painful cycle of reincarnation.
Death
Birth
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Zen was a variant of Buddhism favoured by Japanese warriors.
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Over the next four centuries,
Japan developed close ties with
China, adopting and adapting
many elements of Chinese
culture, suchas art, . . .
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. . . medicine, . . .
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. . . astronomy, . . .
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. . . and writing system.
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The Japanese ruling class adopted a
strong central government based on the principles of
Kung Fu-tzu.
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The teachings of Kung Fu-tzu
adopted by the Japanese included:
• ancestor worship• respect for elders and
those in positions of authority
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Five Confucian Relationships
Ruler - Ruled
Husband - Wife
Father - Son
Older Brother - Younger Brother
Homeboy - Homeboy
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After becoming the leading court
official in A.D. 593, Prince Shotoku
encouraged further learning
from Chinese civilization.
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Inspired by Confucian ideas on government, Prince Shotoku
set forth the general principles
of Japanese government in the Seventeen
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The Fujiwara clan seized power in the name of the emperor, following the
death of Prince Shotoku.
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Taika Reforms
A.D. 646
• Taika means “great change”• initiated by Tenji Mikado
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Tenji Mikado
• proclaimed himself ruler and landlord of all Japan
• established a bureaucracy to carry-out government duties-centralized taxation and land distribution
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In lieu of a civil service examination system, officials gained their posts through family ties.
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Much of Japan continued to
remain under the control of regional clan
leaders.
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Japan built its first permanent capital in A.D. 710 at Nara – a smaller version of China’s Changan.
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Buddhist fervor reached its peak durirng the Nara Period with the completion of the Todaiji Temple in A.D. 752.
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During the Nara Period the Japanese produced their first written literature,
when scribes composed histories combining myths
with actual events, and other writers
compiled collections of poetry.
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The Japanese established a new capitalat Heian (present-day Kyoto) in A.D. 794.
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Kyoto remained the capital ofJapan for more than 1,000 years.
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The focus of Heian court life among
the “dwellers among the
clouds” was the pursuitof beauty.
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Japan’s first piece of great
prose literature – The Tale of Genji – was written by
Lady Shikibu Murasaki circa
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Heian aristocrats – distracted by their search for beauty – neglected important government tasks.
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Warlike provincial leaders increasingly ignored imperial officials, running their
estates as independent territories.
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Heian officials eventually lost control of the empire.
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JAPANESE SOCIAL ORDER
circa 1600 to 1867
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Social Order Under The Shogun
• very rigid• intended to maintain social
order and limit rivals• members not allowed to
perform tasks belonging to another class
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Emperor
• believed to be descended from the sun-goddess Amaterasu-omi-kami
• wielded very little political power• developed elaborate court rituals• patronized the arts• primary duty was scholarship
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Shogun
• “commander-in-chief”• the real ruler of Japan• set-up a military government• managed large estates• were the major patrons of the arts
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Daimyo
• nobles and lords• controlled vast rural estates• built castles• protected peasants and land
by hiring warriors
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The Samurai, or warrior
class, was the second largest class in Japan,
comprising5% of the
population.
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Samurai means “to serve.”
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Samurai often served as administrators.
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Samurai were the only people in feudal Japan
allowed to carry swords.
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Bushido
A code of conduct that values honor over life.
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Artisans and Merchants laid the foundation
for modern Japan by
developing resources and establishing
trade networks.
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Peasants formed the
largest social class in feudal Japan, making up 80% of the
population.
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Peasants in feudal Japan were often extremely poor.
• farmed plots smaller than 2.5 acres
• usually did not own land they farmed
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-Kamio Harumaka
“With peasants and sesame seeds, the more you squeeze them the more you get from them.”
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Religion and the Arts
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