Japan Quiz Student Guide

Chapter 12 Review – Shaping a Unique Worldview

Worldview Inquiry – In what ways does physical geography contribute to shaping a worldview?

1.       The Land of the Rising Sun

·         What are the geographical statistics and features of Japan?

  

·         What does the map on page 263 say about how the Japanese viewed the importance of their country relative to the rest of the world?

a)      A Land Apart

·         Define isolated.

            ·         How did the geography of Japan contribute to it staying isolated?

·         What evidence was there of contact with other cultures?

  

b)     Adopting and Adapting Elements of Culture

·         What elements did Japan borrow from other cultures to create their own?

2.       Nature Shaping a Worldview

a.       The Beauties of Nature

·         What are some aspects of the beauty of nature that Japanese culture values?

·         How do they show they value them?

b.       Nature and the Ainu

·         Who are the Ainu?

·         What doe the Ainu value? What evidence supports your conclusion?

c.       Shinto: The Way of the Spirits

·         Describe the aspects of the Shinto religion.

d.       The Dark Side of Nature

·         Describe the dangers of Nature.

·         How do Japanese people deal with the disasters that affect them?

3.       A Self-Sufficient Country

·         What does self-sufficient mean?

a.       Resources and Climate

·         Give details and examples of how Japan was self-sufficient.

·         Describe Japan’s farming conditions.

b.       Rice: Symbol of a Country

·         Give three examples that show rice is highly valued in Japan.

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·         Other Foods – What other foods were available to the Japanese?

c.       A Homogenous Society

·         Describe why people may think Japan’s people are different?

·         Why are they actually homogeneous?

·         Distinct People – Describe the history of the Ainu.

Chapter 13 Review – Japan Under the Shogun

Worldview Inquiry – How do forms of government and decision-making reflect a society’ worldview?

1.       Power and Control

·         What is another name for the Edo Period?

·         What were the dates of it?

·         What was Japan like before the Edo Period?

a.       Unifying the Land

·         Who was the shogun during the Edo Period?

·         What was his plan?

·         Explain his three measures designed to bring stability to Japan:

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b.       A Feudal Society

·         How was Japanese society structured?

            ·         How did people get their membership to a class? Could they leave that class? 

                                       i.      Roles in Society

·         What types of rules were there in Japanese society?

·         Describe each of the following groups in Japanese society:

a.       The Samurai

b.       Peasants

c.       Artisans

d.       Merchants

e.       Women in Society

f.        Outside Edo Society

2.       Honour and Duty

a.       Toward a Harmonious Society

·         Explain what social controls are and how the shogun used them.

·         Explain the beliefs and teachings of Confucianism.

b.       Group Responsibility and Shame

·         What are group members expected to do?

3.       First Contact With the West

·         Who were the first Europeans in Japan

·         What did the Japanese call them?

·         What was Portuguese society influenced by?

a.       The Southern Barbarians

·         What is one similarity and one difference between Japanese and Christian beliefs?

                                       i.      New Kinds of Belief

·         How did the beliefs of Christianity threaten the shogunate?

 Chapter 14 Review – Edo Japan: A Closed Society

Worldview Inquiry – In what ways might a country's choice to remain isolated both reflect its worldview and result from its worldview?

(Consult your jot notes from the power point presentation.  Notes still are on the whiteboard)

Locking out the World

• Why and how did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?
• Terms of the Exclusion Laws
•  In what ways did isolation lead to political, economic, and social changes in Japanese society?
• How did isolation contribute to the end of Japan's closed, feudal society?