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