Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Ancient Japan Revision Notes!

  • Japan is a large group of islands that are located off the Asian mainland.
  • The tops of mountains are mainly islands
  • Mountains were difficult to live on so most people lived on flat plains.
  • Japan remained isolated from the rest of the world until its rulers decided to open up.
  • Japan had many natural disasters: Volcanoes and Earthquakes
  • Japan had limited resources and farmland
  • Shinto- Shinto believes that everything in nature has Kami, they built temples and shrines to the Kami and asked the gods to bless their wellbeing. 
  • The Kamakura period of Japan lasted from 1185 to 1333
  • The Kamakura period was established by Minamoto no Yoritomo
  • Minamoto no Yoritomo was the founder and first shogun of Japan
  • The Tokugawa shogun, developed Japan's economy, Japans education and contact with the Western world. 
Picture from Retroactive 1 3E Stage 4 Textbook

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