japan - ancient civilizations

The Ancient Civilizations

• Watch the short video clip from Japan. Be able to define some of the characteristics of Japanese based on this.

VIEWING AND ANALYSIS OF VIEWING AND ANALYSIS OF VIDEOVIDEO

• What are your perceptions about the Japanese after watching the short video clip?

ANALYSIS OF VIDEOANALYSIS OF VIDEO

• The Ring ( リング Ringu?) is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Koji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchi Sarayashiki.

• In a way, it gives us ideas about the Japanese culture.

• The movie shows that the Japanese have various superstitious beliefs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets

JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS JAPAN: SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS

• "4" is pronounced as shi in Japanese, which is same to the word "death."

• "9" is pronounced as ku in Japanese, which is same to the word "pain." So the two are considered as unlucky numbers.

• Hospitals usually have neither 4th or 9th floors.

source: http://oaproject.tripod.com/superstition.html#day


• In Japanese tradition, a person attending a funeral should not enter his home without throwing salt over him.

• The throwing of salt is believed to be a purification action.


• sleeping with your head in the northern direction could mean that you will have a short life


• Sticking chopsticks into the rice is inauspicious in Japan.

• Chopsticks are not usually stick into food, especially rice.

• It is only at funerals that chopsticks are stuck into food and placed at the altar

• What are the characteristics of Japanese culture?

THE JAPANESE CULTURETHE JAPANESE CULTURE

• Uchi-soto mentality (“Us and Them”)

• Nihongo Wa Jouzu Desu Neh! (“Your Japanese is so good:Insult and praise you at the same time)

• The Gaijin Complex (Gaijin means “foreigner” or “white people”)

• Honne and Tatemae (truth and white lies: to avoid conflict)

• Osekkai (“Mind your own business”: value privacy, doing things in your own way)

source: http://www.thejapanfaq.com/FAQ-Primer.html

THE THREE JAPANESE DEITIESTHE THREE JAPANESE DEITIES

IZANAGI AND IZANAMIIZANAGI AND IZANAMI

LET’S MAKE A STORY WEBLET’S MAKE A STORY WEB

THE ORIGIN OF JAPAN THE ORIGIN OF JAPAN AND HER PEOPLE AND HER PEOPLE

from Kojikifrom Kojiki

IZANAGI IZANAGI AND AND

IZANAMIIZANAMI

JAPANJAPAN

UNGROWN PART UNGROWN PART OF IZANAMIOF IZANAMI

TRANSFER THE TRANSFER THE EXCESS PART OF EXCESS PART OF

IZANAGI TO IZANAGI TO IZANAMIIZANAMI

JAPAN: GEOGRAPHYJAPAN: GEOGRAPHY

STORY WEB MAKING & STORY WEB MAKING & PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION• The class will be divided into 10 by counting 1 to 10.

• Students with the same number will work together as a group. • The task of the group is to create and present a story web of their assigned

topic. The next slide presents the format for the story web. For the grade nine, use Keynotes or Popplet for the presentation. For the grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape for the presentation.

• The topics are as follows:

GROUPS TOPIC

1 and 6 The Yamato and Nara Periods

2 and 7 The Fujiwara or Hejan Period

3 and 8 The Minamoto or Kamakura Period

4 and 9 The Ashikaga or Muromachi Period

5 and 10 The Tokugawa Shogunate

EMERGENCE

CONTRIBUTIONS/EVENTSFALL

THE YAMATO AND NARA PERIODSTHE YAMATO AND NARA PERIODS(300 TO 720 C.E.)(300 TO 720 C.E.)

THE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIODTHE FUJIWARA OR HEIAN PERIOD(794 TO 1185 C.E.)(794 TO 1185 C.E.)

EMBLEM OF THE FUJIWARA CLAN


TALE OF GENJI


BUSHI


SHOGUN

THE MINAMOTO OR KAMAKURA PERIODTHE MINAMOTO OR KAMAKURA PERIOD(1185 TO 1333 C.E.)(1185 TO 1333 C.E.)

MINAMOTO CLAN SYMBOL

THE ASHIKAGA OR MUROMACHI PERIODTHE ASHIKAGA OR MUROMACHI PERIOD(1333 TO 1568 C.E.)(1333 TO 1568 C.E.)

ASHIKAGA CLAN SYMBOL

THE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATETHE TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)(1600 TO 1868 C.E.)

ODA NOBUNAGA


TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI


TOKUGAWA IEYASU


FUDAI DAIMYO


SAKOKU


SHIMPAN DAIMYO

KABUKIKABUKI

SOCIAL CLASSESSOCIAL CLASSES

GROUP WORKGROUP WORK

Form a group with five members. Copy and answer the following questions about Japan.For grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape. For grade nine, use Keynotes.

Nos. Questions

1 Who were the original inhabitants of Japan? How did the present inhabitants of Japan reach the country?

2 What were some of the importance events or turning points in the history of Japan?

3 What were some of the Japanese contributions that are still evident now?

4 How did Shintoism influence the life of the Japanese?

5 What are some of Asian characteristics influence by the Japanese?

GROUP WORKGROUP WORK

Form a group with three members. Compare and contrast China, Korea and Japan. For grade eight, use ¼ manila paper, markers and masking tape. For grade nine, use Keynotes or Popplet app.

CHINA

KOREAJAPAN

CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN

CHINA AND JAPAN

JAPAN AND KOREA

CHINA AND

KOREA

THINK OUT LOUDTHINK OUT LOUD

1-5. 6-10.

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