Ch.8 Japan

is mainly islands

Japans islands are really just the tops of undersea mountains and volcanoes, sticking out of the ocean

only 20 percent of Japans land is flat

Japans farmers farm on the flat areas of Japan the

the nearness of the sea shaped the lives of Japanese people

homes were never far from the sea

naturally the Japanese ate seafood

sea food has been part of the Japanese for thousands of years

the seperation from other people of Asia allowed the Japanese to develope their own culture

Korea and China aren’t very far from Japan
Korea is about 100 miles from Japan
and China is about 400 miles away

they created their own religion and social structure

their social structure was very different from other in Asia

or extenened families

the traditional religion of Japan

is a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone

is one of the people most in fluential in brining Chinese ideas to Japan

a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler

one of the greatest writers in early Japanese history

popular new form of Buddhism called Zen arrived from China

Japan’s large landowners

they are trained professional warriors

a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else

a general who ruled Japan in the emperors name

the samuria code of rules

80% of japan is mountains

helped spread buddhism by building grand Buddhist temples. He also brought Chinese ideas to Japan.

the samurai would protect their daimyo and their daimyos land, in return they would get land to live on.

to improve self discipline.

the mongols invaded Japan in the 1270’s and 1280’s.

they both were taken out by the weather( hurricane).

she was one of Japans greateast female writers.