Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.11c - Japan
The student will apply social science skills to understand the civilizations and empires of Asia, with emphasis on Japan and China, by
c) explaining the impact of Shinto and Buddhist traditions and the influence of Chinese culture on the region;
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
Japanese cultural development was influenced by proximity to China.
Shinto and Buddhism coexisted as religious traditions in the Japanese culture.
ESSENTIALS
Location and place
Mountainous Japanese archipelago (four main islands)
Sea of Japan or East Sea between Japan and Asian mainland
Proximity to China and Korea
Influence of Chinese culture
Writing
Architecture
Buddhism
Shinto
Ethnic religion unique to Japan
Importance of natural features, forces of nature, and ancestors
State religion; worship of the emperor
Coexistence with Buddhism
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms
Maritime (10a)
Amber (10b)
Textiles (10b)
Watermills (10b)
Windmills (10b)
Lateen sails (10b)
Archipelago (10c)
Shinto (10c)
Animism (10d)
Torri
People
Samurai
Mansa Musa (10d)
Places
Indian Ocean (10a,b,d)
China Sea (10a)
Black Sea (10a)
Middle East (10b)
Korea (10b)
Japan (10b)
Sea of Japan (10c)
East Sea (10c)
Ghana (10d)
Mali (10d)
Songhai (10d)
Axum (10d)
Ethiopian highlands (10d)
Zimbabwe (10d)
Great Zimbabwe (10d)
Sahara (10d)
Timbuktu (10d)
Zambezi River (10d)
Limpopo River (10d)
Niger River (10d)