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18.1:
The Rise of Japan
Key Ideas
The Rise of Japan
•With limited land
for agriculture, the
people of Japan
depended on the
sea.
•The first Japanese
rulers emerged
through struggles
among local clans.
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The Rise of Japan
(more) Key Ideas
•Under Prince Shotoku
- Japan became a unified
kingdom
- strongly influenced by China.
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The Rise of Japan
Geography of Japan
•Neighbors of Japan
•Archipelago
- chain of islands
•many large islands
make up Japan
•Different climates
- Cold in the North
- Tropical in the
South
•mainland countries
- good or bad
neighbors?
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The Rise of Japan
A Mountainous Country
•Because of its many
mountains
- less than 15 percent of
Japan’s land can be farmed.
•Most people in Japan live
on plains or along the coast.
 How might this affect
what they eat???
•Some mountains in Japan
are active volcanoes.
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Early History
The Rise of Japan
Jomon (JOH mon)
- migrated to Japan about
11,000 years ago
- Known for distinctive
pottery
- Lived by hunting and
fishing
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The Yayoi
The Rise of Japan
The Yayoi (YAH yoy)
- appeared in Japan by 250
B.C.E.
- probably come from mainland
- wove cloth, worked bronze
and iron
Rice Growing
- improved technique: irrigated
fields
- becomes Japan’s most
important crop
- diet of rice + seafood = more
population
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Clan Rule
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Clans
-from 200s to 400s
-fought for land and power
-Head of clan is also religious leader
Kami (KAH mee)
- Holy being that each clan had
- Clan leaders had to show respect
for good harvest, etc
- Represented spirit of nature or an
ancestor
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The Rise of Japan
How did the
Yamato
increase their power?
The Yamato Increase Power
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Yamato Dominance
- Riding horses & fighting with
Swords, Bows and Arrows
- Made alliances (sometimes
through marriages)
Applied new technology
- Iron tools
- Better at leveling land
Emperors claimed dependence
from the Sun Goddess
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Prince Shotoku
• Takes power in 593
- Regent for his aunt
(empress)
• Began task of uniting Japan
- Strengthened central gov’t
- Reduce power of clan
leaders
- Supported Buddhism
(arrived from Korea in 538)
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The Rise of Japanof
The Constitution
Seventeen Articles
• Based on Confucian and Buddhist
thoughts
•Encouraged harmony
- Enabled people to work together
•Reduced the power of the clans
-Said that clan heads were not
allowed to tax the people
• Not like modern constitutions
- Included Prince Shotoku‘s
personal morals
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Why did Prince Shotoku encourage
the spread of Buddhism?
Why encourage spread
of Buddhism and
Confucianism?
The results of the spread
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Taika Reform
The Rise of Japan
Means “great change”
• new laws  ALL land
belongs to the Emperor
• clan leaders became
local officials
(responsible for
collecting taxes)
•Made Japan more like
China
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The Rise of Japan
What aspects of Chinese government
and culture did the Japanese adopt?
Borrowed
From China
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