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Isolated

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Having no communication with outer world

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Ainu

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Japan’s indigenous people

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Tsunami

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Series of high waves that means “harbor waves”

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Stoic

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Learning to adjust or adapt

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Arable

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Land suitable for farming

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Monsoon

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Wind blowing from southwest bringing rain

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Gohan

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cooked rice

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Homogeneous

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a society with similar nature

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Assimilation

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To convert people to another culture

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kamikaze

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Typhoon that destroyed Mongol ships during 13th century

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Amaterasu

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The sun goddess

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kanji

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Chinese style of writing

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kana.

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system of writing in Japan

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rituals

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special ceremonies

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haiku

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Japanese poem with 3 lines

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kamuy

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Ainu gods who visited Earth

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kami

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The spirits of the Shinto

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Shinto

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Ancient religion of Japan

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Archipelago

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many islands together

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Matsuri

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Festivals for Shinto for Kami

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emperor

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Highest person of pyramid.

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daimyo

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The “mayor” person who controls Han

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shogun

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Military leader that eventually controlled almost everything.

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koku

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unit of volume

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Bakufu

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The more centralized higher level of government

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Han

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The local government in each domain,

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samurai

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the much-respected warrior class.

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Farmers

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The people who farmed rice. They had high status because of rice, which was very important

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Artisans

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Made objects for daily life and decorated houses.

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Merchants

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Merchants bought items from artisans to trade or sell to others.

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Outcasts (Eta)

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forced to live outside the villages and towns. Their occupations were primarily slaughtering animals, disposing of and tanning animal carcasses, carrying out executions, and removing corpses.

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Non-Humans(Hinin)

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Their status was not hereditary, but based on the activities they chose. These often included fortune telling, begging, acting, and prostitution.

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Honbyakusho

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Controlled specific land plots and sometimes owned their own homes. They often held supervisory positions in the village.

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Hyakusho

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Were the tenant farmers who were forced to work yet could own nothing.

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Ronin

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A samurai without a master

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Shogunate

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The shogun’s council of advisors

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Bakuhan

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A government system with two levels of government

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Hereditary

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Passed down by blood

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Seppuku

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The Japanese ritual of suicide

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Confucius

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Confucius was a Chinese scholar whose teachings for moral living were brought over to Japan by Buddhist monks.

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Goningumi

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Groups of five families for the lower class

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Tokugawa

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A shogun determined to create a shogunate no one would challenge

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Social Controls

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The rules and customs in a society that regulate people’s behavior.

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Bushido

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The code of behavior for samurai

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Filial piety

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Faithfulness and devotion to parents.

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entourages

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The people who followed the daimyo

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metropolises.

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Cities with population over 1M

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popular culture

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The culture most people use

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ethical codes

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Ethical codes are adopted by organizations to assist members in understanding the difference between right and wrong

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Edict

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an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

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Banraku

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Puppet theater for adult puppet shows

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Floating World

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Place where cultural activities took place

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Geisha

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Women that were trained in dancing, singing, witty conversation, the tea ceremony, and floral arrangement.

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Kabuki

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An activity that featured lively action, wild plots, and elaborate costumes and make-up.

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Southern Barbarians

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A Portuguese ship that came for trading in 1543. The people were known as the Southern Barbarians

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Major Island Name

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Hokkaido

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Close Countries

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China, Russia, North Korea

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Nearby Water

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Pacific Ocean

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Mountains (Amount)

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73%

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Farmland (Amount and Quality)

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Arable

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Food Sources (Food Staples)

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Soy, Seaweed, Fish, and rice

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Climate

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mostly temperate

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Japan’s natural resources (Examples with uses).

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Wood for houses
Gold for jewelry and money
Farmland for food

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The basic idea of who they are and what happened to them.

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The Aboriginal people of Japan. They had to assimilate to another religion

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The foundation of the religion of Shinto

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They had multiple gods called kami and they had celebrations for them

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Demonstrate status of rice

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Very important. They considered it as the most important

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Why and how? Homogeneous Society

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They traded with China and had a similar alphabet

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Shogun’s responsible for Unifying Japan

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Oda Nobunaga
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Effective measures put in place by Ieyasu’s successors

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Strict Laws
Alternate Attendance
Sharing Power

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Government Control

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Daimyo for local affairs Shogun for military and higher level

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Feudal Triangle

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Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Ronin, Peasant, Artisans Merchant, Outcast, Non-humans.

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Role of each Social Class

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Emperor: to rule
Shogun: HIgher Government
Daimyo: Local affairs
Samurai: Warriors
Ronin: Samurais without masters
Peasants: Farming
Artisans: Creating decorative objects
Merchants: Trading
Outcast: Forced to live outside village
Hinin: Plays
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Role of women

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Same as men, but couldn’t own property

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Teachings of Confucius

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Confucianism taught that everyone had a proper place in society. If everyone accepted their duties and obligations, there would be peace and order. If not, there would be chaos and suffering.

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Five relationships of Confucius

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Father, Children
Husband, Wife
Older brother, Younger brother
Friend, Friend
Ruler, Subject
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Chrisianity

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Led to new ideas that there was one god

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Exclusion Laws

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No communication with outer world

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Dutch scholars

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New teachings and ideas

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Farms

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Created rice to trade

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Merchant class

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Stored and traded with others

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Road Networks

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Created markets on the road for people to trade while on road

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Money

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Created basic currency

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population

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Lot of people to trade with

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Japans Metropolises

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Edo
Kyoto
Osaka

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Popular culture

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Floating worlds
Kabuki Theatre
Banraku Theatre
Geishas
Woodblocks
Literature
Books
Haiku
Sumo Wrestling
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Japan’s Utopia

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Everyone followed the rules and new everything

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Natural Disasters

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Typhoons, tsunamis, hurricanes, etc.

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Outside threats

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People would come with weapons, and the society would challenge the shogun

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