Japans Worldview ch12 Geography Nature Mythology Isolation Miscellaneous

Japan’s Worldview (ch-12) Geography Nature Mythology Isolation Miscellaneous $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 n Japan is about ______% the size of Canada’s Alberta? n 60%

1 - $200 n List 2 of the surrounding countries of Japan. n China, Russia, and North & South Korea.

1 - $300 n These make up nearly 80% of the land of Japan, forcing people to live on the coast, as well, limiting the amount of arable land. n Mountains

1 - $400 n Japan is made up of 4 main Islands. What are they? n Honshu, Hokkadio, Kyushu, and Shikoku

1 - $500 n What role does Geography play in shaping ones worldview. Give 3 examples. n Proximity (closeness) can lead to war, climate can lead to cultural aspects, size, resources, etc.

2 - $100 n This religion has close ties with nature n Shinto

2 - $200 n This tree has become a representation of new beginnings and ever lasting life in Japan. You could call it the “Maple Leaf” of Japan. n Cherry-Blossom

2 - $300 n Why have people of Japan developed the mindset of being Stoic? n A history of a high percentage of horrible natural disasters has created a belief system that one must always be patient and keep moving on.

2 - $400 n The Ainu regarded things like fire, water, wind, thunder, animals, and plants as gods. What did they call these gods. n Kamuy (Kuh-moo-ee)

2 - $500 n Give an example of how nature has shaped Canadian’s worldview n Answers will vary

3 - $100 n What 2 gods stood on the bridge of heaven and churned the ocean to create Japan according to ancient mythology? n Izanagi and Izanami

3 - $200 n After being tricked to leave her cave, this god would bring life to the land of the rising sun. n Amaterasu

3 - $300 n Another reason why Japan is known as the land of the rising sun. n The Sun actually rises in the east, which, of course, is geographically where Japan is located.

3 - $400 n Why might people who live in modern day Japan still use the stories (myths) of their people today? n They still provide valuable lessons and underlying messages for Japanese youth.

3 - $500 n Japan’s recent history has them labeled as villains and an inherently bad group of people. Given what you know about their land make up and lack of resources, why might this label be more of a myth than fact. n With a population north of 100, 000 and a land mass nearly half the size of Alberta, they had to get resources for their people any way they could in a world that had not begun large commercial trade.

4 - $100 n Being an Island made Japanese people believe this _____ about themselves. n They were elite and the chosen ones by the gods.

4 - $200 n Despite being known for their 4 main islands, Japan is actually made up of _____ islands. n Nearly 7, 000 (6, 852) islands.

4 - $300 n Being separated from other countries left Japan to be more ______ than most major countries. n Homogenous

4 - $400 n Explain how Japan’s isolation from people to trade with led to rice becoming a currency among their own people. n Everyone relied on rice to be their main food source, but different areas in Japan could grow it only certain times a year. So, it became a valuable thing to trade.

4 - $500 n Isolation from other cultures means that the areas that create a worldview went unchanged for Japanese culture for a long time. What are these areas that impact worldview? Hint: there are 7. n Geography, time, beliefs, values, knowledge, economy, and society.

5 - $100 Term used to describe the scared beings from the Shinto religion. They take form as spirits taking form in a natural state. (Spirits being born again into physical/natural things. ) n Kami

5 - $200 Waves, generally large and destructive, caused by earthquakes under and or volcanic explosions under the waters surface n Tsunamis

5 - $300 n What does Gohan mean? n Cooked rice

5 - $400 n What is a Matsuri? n Festivals held to please the gods of nature. (typically stem from the shinto religion)

5 - $500 n The term Archipelago means what? n A chain of many islands

Final Jeopardy n Each chapter has a focus question. Something that asks you to think deeper about how the world around you has been shaped. What is chapter 12’s focus question? n To what extent does physical geography shape worldview?