Please enter the room quietly and make note of the daily objective, class work and homework in your agendas.

Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your row please do so.

TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there for you to read and make a mental note.

BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember.

BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If you can find a way to write it using less words that's okay, but make sure you are getting this information in your notes.

RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.

Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

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Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

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constitution -

Gods or spirits.

conflict -

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Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

regent -

constitution -

Gods or spirits.

A young leader who was not an emperor but was regent for the empress Suiko.

conflict -

principle -

Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

regent -

constitution -

Gods or spirits.

A young leader who was not an emperor but was regent for the empress Suiko.

someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.

conflict -

principle -

Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

regent -

constitution -

Gods or spirits.

A young leader who was not an emperor but was regent for the empress Suiko.

someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.

A plan of government.

conflict -

principle -

Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

regent -

constitution -

Gods or spirits.

A young leader who was not an emperor but was regent for the empress Suiko.

someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.

A plan of government.

conflict - disagreement or argument; war.

principle -

Vocab Word Search (pages 324 - 328):Kami -

Prince Shotoku -

regent -

constitution -

Gods or spirits.

A young leader who was not an emperor but was regent for the empress Suiko.

someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule.

A plan of government.

conflict -

principle -

disagreement or argument; war.

belief or idea on which something is based.

The Age of Emperors

How did Prince Shotoku uniteJapan and set the stage for the development of a strong central government?

What characteristics make a good leader?

Traditional Society

Who can tell me what the social science vocab definition of society is?

Traditional Society

Traditional Society* The head of many local Japanese clans was a chief.

* The occupations that people had in the clans were farmers, craft workers, weavers and soldiers.

* Kami were found in natural objects such as mountains or trees.

Forest Kami

Fire Kami

Water Kami

Statue of Chief

Founding Myths

Does anybody remember the origin story of any other civilization or religion that we have discussed this year?

Founding Myths

* Shinto myths explained how Japan came to be ruled by an emperor.

* Ninigi grandson of the Sun Goddess she gave him three gifts:1) a bronze mirror (truth).2) an iron sword (wisdom).3) a curved jewel (kindness).

* Jimmu was Ninigi's grandson and he became Japan's first emperor.

Japanese Imperial Family

How are emperors usually chosen in an empire?

Japanese Imperial Family

* About 2,000 years ago,warlike clans were competing for land and power.

* The Yamato clan was the winner of this power struggle and finally took control of Japan.

* They claimed to be descendants from the royal "Sun" (Sun Goddess).

* This meant that their emperors were living gods on Earth.

Borrowing from China

Buddha ConfuciusWhat were some things we already know Japan borrowed from China?

Borrowing from China

* In 593, Prince Shotokutook power in Japan regent for the empress, his Aunt Suiko.

* He was a big fan of China and Chinese culture.

* He supported Buddhism during his rule.

* He studied Confucianism and believed that it could help unify his country.

Borrowing from China

* To unite Japan under a strong central government Prince Shotoku had to reduce the power of the clan leaders.

* The Seventeen Articles was Japan's first constitution and was based on Confucian and Buddhist thought.

Later Reforms

How do you predict that Prince Shotoku would reduce the power of the clan leaders?

Later Reforms

* Prince Shotoku died in 622. His supporters carried on his reforms.

* In 642 they instituted the Taika (Great Change) reforms.

* These were new laws that made everyone subject to the emperor.

Later Reforms

* Lands/people controlled by the clan leaders now belonged to the emperor.

* In return clan leaders were given paid government official jobs.

From this picture above can you guess what happened to the clan leaders that didn't go along with these reforms?

Important things to remember:

* To unite Japan Prince Shotoku had to shrink the power of the clans.

* As regent Prince Shotoku encouraged Buddhism and Chinese culture.

Use your textbook pages 324 - 328 to complete your worksheet:

Flip over your worksheet:

Quick Write: Choose three of these questions to answer on the back of your worksheet.

1) How did the Yamato clan gain control of Japan?

2) What difficult task did Prince Shotoku undertake?

3) What was the Constitution of Seventeen Articles?

4) What changes did Prince Shotoku bring about tomake Japan more like China?

5) At the time the Taika Reform was issued, how was Japanese society different from the early days of clan society?

Using the notes in your journal and the information in your textbook create a Circle Map.

Define who Prince Shotoku was and how he influenced Japan.

Prince Shotoku

Prince Shotoku