How did contact with the West affect Japan's identity?

Reminder - Social 8 Study Session Wednesday 3:15 - 4:00 in Mr. Oram's room.  

Section 1: Change and Resistance

"In what ways did resistance to rapid change lead to a return to a traditional Japanese world view?"

Many Japanese adopted Western ways (fashion, culture, etc) , while others were concerned that the Japanese were adopting Western ways at the expense of Japanese culture. As we go through this section look for how the Japanese struck a balance between adopting western ways, andadapting Western ways to the Japanese world view.

1. Read P. 352, 353, 354, 356, 359, 360 & 361
2. Section 1 Student Notes

Section 2: Strong Army, Strong Country

"What role did rapid change play in Japan becoming a military power with an expansionist world view?"

One of the lessons that Japan was learning from the West was how to be an aggressive, expansionist nation.

• How did Japan begin to treat it's neighbours?  
• Do you think Japan's new approach to it's neighbours had anything to do with the way that Perry (the Americans) treated Japan?  How do the unequal treaties fit in?
• Was Japan able to win the respect of the rest of the world?

1. Read P. 362, 363, 364 & 366
2. Section 2 Student Notes

And of course - there is a Crash Course (mostly) about this!!
(About 5 minutes in....)

Japanese History Videos

The Way of the Samurai

The Will of the Shogun

The Return of the Barbarians:

Meiji Period - The End of Isolation

The underlying question that we are looking to answer is:

"In what ways does a society's worldview affect its ability to adapt to rapid change?"

Section 1: The End of Isolation

1. Read P. 328, 329 & 331
2. Exploring Sources P. 329 - "Teaty of Kanagawa" Answer in full sentences
3. Section 1 of the Student Notes

If Time:

Section 2: A Changing Order

1. Read P. 336, 337, 338, 340 & 342
2. Exploring Sources P. 338 - "Five Charter Oath"  Answer in Full Sentences
3. Section 2 Student Notes

Section 3: Industrialization in Japan (AKA Borrowing to give Japan an advantage!!!)

1. Read P. 343, 344, 346 & 348
2. Complete the Section 3 Student Notes
3. Industrialization Affects World View Summary Activity

Edo Isolation & Change

"In what ways did isolation lead to political, economic & social challenges in Japanese society?"What do the terms "Political, Economic & Social" refer to?

1. Read P. 314, 315, 317, 318, 319

1. Complete the Section 2 Retrieval Chart

"How did Isolation Contribute to the end of Japan's closed, feudal society?"

1. Read P. 320 & 321

1. Complete Internal Change Factors chart

1. Complete the World View in Edo Japan Chart

Book Talk Examples

Here are some book talk samples for you to digest and watch

How not to do a book talk!

Here is a perfect example of how not to do a book talk

Create a bizarre animal and describe it

Situation

It is the year 2050. You have been working on cloning experiments for the past 20 years and have just created a bizarre animal. You now describe it to the public.

Instructions

1. Read the evaluation criteria to see how you will be evaluated
2. Think about and visualize an animal composed of the body parts of at least four different animals
3. Draw the animal you have visualized (on 8.5 X 11 paper)
4. Colour your creation
5. Prepare the description of the animal
6. Present your description to the class

Edo Japan ~ Locking Out The World

"In what ways might a country's choice to remain isolated both reflect it's worldview and result from it's wold view?"
Section 1: Locking Out The World

• Why did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?

• How did Japan isolate itself from the world?

1. Read P. 306, 307, 308 & 312

1. Complete the Section 1 Cause & Effect Chart

Social Control in Japan & First Contact with the West

“The values and roles of Japanese society were used as a means of social control”. 
Make point form notes from the readings on P. 295-299  that prove this statement to be correct.
(Hint - Religion & Peer responsibility)

(Word Version of the Handout)

(Hint - Religion & Peer responsibility)
(Word Version of the Handout)

(Word Version of the Handout)

"How did the Christian missionaries threaten the power and control of the Shogun?"

Make point form notes from the readings on P. 300-302  that prove this statement to be correct.

(Hint - Can you be loyal to the Shogun & have a new religion?)

(Word Version of the Handout)

Feudalism ~ Again!

How do forms of government and decision making reflect a society’s worldview

• What kinds of structures are there in Canada to maintain order? 

• Are there structures in place that do not involve force? 

• How does a democratic form of Government persuade its population to do things?

• What are the key ideas and values demonstrated in the story?

• Honour is a key Japanese value.  How are the actions of the people in this story affected by honour?

Section 1:  Power and Control

1. READ P. 284 – 286

1. Complete the following chart: (Google Docs Version)

1. Complete the Section 1 Student Notes

Ieyasu Has A Problem:

Problem	Solution

This chapter is about Government and maintaining order and control over its population.  

P. 283 tells the story of the 47 Ronin.  This story has been made into books and movies not only on Japan, but in other countries as well.  

How can a military power and social structure be used to maintain control in a society?

Final Exam Study Guide

Social 8 Final Exam Study Guide

(Google Docs Version) (Word Version)

Be sure not to limit your studying to this guide alone.  This should serve only as a rough outline. Your curriculum outlines for each unit have questions.  Your notes and text should provide information that will allow you to answer the questions using specific facts/ideas/details.

Remember – reading is not studying.  In order to remember and ‘understand’ the material you must also work with it. Study Strategy ideas:

• Mind Maps
• Fishbones
• T Charts
• Jot Notes
• Teaching other people
• “3 Words or Less”
• Build test questions

Listing of Test Topics:

• What was the Renaissance? Definition? Key characteristics.
• Crusades – What were they? Impact of Crusades on Europe? What were the Europeans exposed to?
• Silk Road; location; what was exchanged (that brought change)
• Feudal Hierarchy – What? Who? Key features;
• Manorial System (Role of Surfs)
• Role of the Church in Medieval Times; Role of Church/Criticism of the church in Renaissance times
• Spread of Ideas in Renaissance (how?)
• How did life begin to improve in the Renaissance for difference social classes?
• Features of Humanism.; civic humanism
• Criticism of Catholic Church in the Renaissance. Why? Who? Church response to criticisms
• Impact of geography in trade/spread of ideas; role of merchants in creating change.
• Features of Humanist writing & art; How were Humanist ideas reflected?
• Scientific Method role in the renaissance; why was science so revolutionary at this time? How was science controversial?
• Christopher Columbus – What did he do? Why? Where did he land? What did he say when he got back?
• Aztec geography (where they lived? How they lived there? Impact of their environment on their Worldview? How they impacted their environment)
• Similarities in worldview of Spanish and Aztec
• Aztec Citizenship; individual’s relationship to society
• Role or religion in Spanish WV (Inquisition, re-conquest of Spain, Catholic Monarchs) Role of religion in Aztec WV (Calendar, social structure, roles in society)
• Cortez; characteristics of his personality; motivation; strategy
• Spanish Motives for exploration; conquest
• Structure of Aztec Society; structure of Mexican society; new culture emerges – why?  How?
• Impact of geography on Japanese worldview; features that impact development of Japan WV in Edo & Meiji periods
• Traditional Japanese structure; features of – how this changed; why did it change?
• Why Japan practiced isolationism in Edo Period; features of; reasons for; impact of Japanese society.
• Why did Japan “open” in Meiji Period? Impact of opening; Arguments for & against opening.
• Perry; who was he? What did he do?  What were his motivations?
• Why did Japan adopt Western ideas & practices? What did the critics say? How did this impact their culture?
• Changes in economy/social structure/cultural practices/ Government as a result on new policies in Meiji Period.
• In what ways did Japan become like the West?  Why? (Industrialisation & Modernisation – how did they do this?)
• Christianity & Edo Japan (Japanese views of)
• Japanese Exclusion laws
• Push to stand up to the West
• Adaptation – Modernization – impact on culture – why was Japan able to ‘catch up’? – What was the cultural cost?

  
  

  
  

  Position Paragraph

  
  
  

  • You will be given 3 question options, you will need to select 1.

  • The 3 questions will come from this list of questions.

  • Review of how to write a position paragraph

  • Position Paragraph Rubric

  
  
  

Japan - Master of Self Sufficiency

The Question:  How did Japan's self sufficiency impact the way that the Japanese see the world?

What would need to happen for Alberta to become self sufficient?

Read P. 274, 275, 276, 277 & 279

Complete Ch12 Student Notes

Chapter 12: Shaping a Unique Worldview
Chapter Final Assignment

Your Task: Develop a movie poster on 8.5 x 11 paper that shows how Japan’s geography helped shape its worldview.

Your poster should have a catchy movie tile as well as demonstrate your knowledge of the following:

• Japanese connection to nature and natural disasters
• Geographic isolation
• Japan’s self-sufficiency (Why did it need to be self-sufficient; how was it self-sufficient)

Google Docs Version

Nature Shaping a World View

Nature Shaping a World View

     The question that you are looking to answer is:

In what ways can the natural environment influence religious practices and values?

1.       Please Read P. 268, 269, 270, 271

2.       Complete Section 2 of the Chapter 12 Student Notes (Student already have copies; I have left several extras just in case)

If Time:

Read Section 3 READ P. 274 – 275 READ P. 276-277

Complete the rest of the Ch 12 StudentNotes

The Land of the Rising Sun

The Question:  How did Japan’s physical geography impact its worldview?

Section 1:  the Land of the Rising Sun

How did Japan’s geography influence the Japanese sense of Identity

1. Why was Japan the Land of the Rising Sun? P. 262/263
2. Why did Japan’s geography lend itself to cultural isolation?  What impact might this have on a culture/identity? P. 265/266
3. Chapter 12 Student Notes
4. Exploring Sources P.263 ~ Maps & Japanese Identity
• Think back to when we looked at maps from Medieval Europe, and then again from Renaissance Europe.  What did these maps say about the European perspective? What was at the centre of those maps? Which areas of the world were distorted by the Europeans?

If Time:

Section 2:  Nature Shaping a Worldview

In what ways can the natural environment influence religious practices and values?

Think About It? In what ways does nature (our relationship with the environment) influence our lives here in Alberta?

1. Read Section 2

2. Complete Section 2 Student Notes