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    Spread of civilizations

    in east Asia
    500 AD – 1603 AD
    The emergence of
    japan
    • Japan is located on an
    archipelago, or chain of islands,
    about 100 miles off the Asian
    mainland.
    • Because four-fifths of Japan is
    mountainous, most people
    settled in narrow river valleys
    and along coastal plains.
    • The surrounding seas have
    both protected and isolated
    Japan. Japan was close enough to
    the mainland to learn from Korea
    and China, but too far away for
    the Chinese to conquer.
    • The seas also served as trade
    The emergence of
    japan
    • The first period of deliberate cultural
    borrowing and adaptation.
    • The Japanese studied and borrowed from
    Chinese culture, introduced to them by the
    Koreans.
    • Among the cultural imports were
    Buddhism, Confucianism social and
    political values, and the Chinese written
    and spoken languages.
    • In time, enthusiasm for everything
    Chinese died down. The Japanese kept some
    Chinese ways but discarded or modified
    others. This process is known as selective
    borrowing.
    Example: Japan never accepted the Chinese
    civil service exam to choose officials based
    on merit. Instead, they maintained their
    tradition of inherited status through family
    The Emergence of
    japan

    Shinto
    • Buddhism co-existed alongside the native Japanese
    religion, Shinto.
    • Shinto is a religion based on the worship of deities called
    Kami, who are considered benign and helpful to humans.
    • Shinto recognizes many sacred places: mountains, lakes,
    springs, etc.
    • 84% of modern Japanese practice both Shinto and
    Buddhism
    The emergence of
    japan
    • Japan’s Classical (Heian) Period ca 550-1185

    • Japan adopted a Confucius style government, with


    an Emperor and an examination system for the
    bureaucracy in the Capital, Hei-an (modern Kyoto).
    • Japanese literature, particularly poetry, flourished in
    this period.
    The emergence of
    japan
    • Women made many literary contributions
    during the classical period.

    The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, ca


    996 written by Sei Shonagon was a
    lady of the court of the Japanese
    imperial family.
    • This book was filled with personal
    observations, vivid details of court manner,
    décor, and dress

    The Tale of Genji, by the Lady Murasaki


    Shikibu ca 973-1025
    • Often called the first novel, the story is
    centered on the life and adventures of
    Hikaru Genji, born to a Heian Emperor

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