japan: -cultural diffusion- -shintoism- eqs: 1.how did japan experience cultural diffusion? 2.what...
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Japan:-Cultural Diffusion-
-Shintoism-
EQs:
1. How did Japan experience cultural diffusion?
2. What are some beliefs found in Shintoism?
3. How did the Tokugawa Shogunate impact Japan?
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Map of Diffusion
• Japanese culture includes:
– original traditions
– ideas borrowed from
Korea and China
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Japan & Korea
• These cultures meet due to warfare and trade
• Korea acts as a bridge between Japan and China
• Korea introduces– Chinese writing system (c.500CE)– Buddhism
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Japan & China
• C. 600CE = Japan sends nobles to study Chinese culture– During China’s Tang Dynasty, Japan
imports ideas directly from China
• 700-1100CE = Japan blends the best Chinese ideas with their own traditions– This creates Japan’s specific culture
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Japanese Language
• C. 800CE = Japan adapts Chinese writing
• Japan has their own language
Chinese symbol for “life”
Japanese symbol for “life”
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The Tokugawa Shogunate• In 1603, the Tokugawa
shogunate was founded• This shogunate stabilized
Japan by bringing the fighting daimyo under control
• The Tokugawa ran a centralized feudal government
• Japan’s economy prospered due to having a stabilized society
• New seeds & farming techniques allow farmers to produce more food
• Population grows• Trade increases
– By 1638, the Tokugawa only allowed internal trade (among the Japanese islands)
• Advances in culture– Tea ceremony– Landscape gardening– Kabuki theater– Haiku
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Customs & Art: China’s Influence• Tea drinking, tea
ceremonies (Zen Buddhism)
• Music, dancing, Kabuki Theater
• Rock garden design & landscaping
• Architecture– Pagoda style– Buddhist monasteries
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Belief Systems in Japan
• As Japanese civilization developed, various religions were practiced– Shintoism
– Buddhism
– Zen Buddhism
– ConfucianismThe Garan, the central temple complex in the town of Koyasan
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Shintoism• Japan’s traditional religion• Shinto = “the way”, or “the way of the gods”• To practice Shinto, one must worship the “kami”
– Kami = spirits found in all living and nonliving things– Kami control the forces the nature
• Attempt to win the favor of the kami through praying, offerings, and visiting shrines
“Tsumairi” style shrine
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Effects of Shintoism
• Followers help unite all of Japan
• Strong respect for the natural world in Japan
• Shrines built in places of natural beauty & they appear throughout Japan
Torii Gate: The Torii gate, as seen above, is the entrance to a Shinto shrine; the gate may be on land or water
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Beliefs from China to Japan
• Confucian ideals of proper behavior and social order are popular in Japan
• Japan likes the ideas of family loyalty, honoring parents, and the respect for education
• Zen Buddhism develops in China and spreads throughout Japan
• Zen Buddhists value peace, simple living, nature, and beauty
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Exit Ticket
• On 1/2 sheet of paper, answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1) How did Japan experience cultural diffusion? Describe two examples.
2) What is a major belief found in Shintoism?
3) How did the Tokugawa shogunate influence Japan?