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By Derek and Malcolm

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Map

Japan‟ history is divided into what are known as periods. Each period is a time with a different emperor.

For example the first period was called the Jomon period at -300BC. Japan stopped using this method to

track their history in 1989. The last period was the Heisei period.

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Ancient Japanese Background

Ancient Japan is known for many things such as Sushi which is especially

important to the Japanese people. There are 4 main islands in Japan that are

called Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. They say that one of the

Japanese gods pierced his big sword on Japan (Which was supposedly 1 entire

island) splitting it up to 4 different islands. Periods are the amount of emporers

that conquered ancient Japan. It‟s like the dynasties in China. So 1 period would

be 1 emporer which would probably be around 100 years. In ancient japan, there

have been 14 periods so far.

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Social Structure In ancient Japan, the emperor

was the first in command. The

reason why warriors are high

in command is because back

then, they were at war with

many countries (China,

Mongolia ect.) . As for that

reason, they need soldiers to

defend and conquer. Unlike

ancient Egypt, merchants

were well respected. Whereas

ancient Japan, merchants are

the lowest in the social

structure. Not only that, in

ancient Japan. Peasants were

not at the bottom of the class

because they were

considered to be feeding the

country food.

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Housing

In ancient Japan their were two main types of houses. The first style of house

was the pit dwelling house. Pit dwelling houses were built around a large

circular hole. Within the hole, columns would be inserted. These columns

would later be used as walls. The roof of that certain house would be build out

of grass that would be surrounding the pit. The second type of house was

partially elevated from the ground. These houses were not normally lived in

because they were rather used for storage of grain and other resources. Not

only that, those houses were invented and used in South-East Asia but the

Japanese eventually because acustomed to that type of house as it provided

suitable storage for the Japanese climate.

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How Wealthy..

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In ancient Japan, how wealthy you were depended on what kind of job you had.

For example, the warriors lived a reasonably happy life (If they weren‟t killed in

battle) as the emperor supplied them with food, shelter and clothing (Although

they did have a limit to what they were supplied with). But the lowest class

warrior (Ronin) did not get the same privilege. The peasants get their money

from selling their goods from merchants as merchants sell the goods for a

higher price to make a profit. Merchants also does that way to make money

from crafts people making pottery.

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Food

Ancient Japanese food source is mainly seafood as they are surrounded by

oceans. As for that reason, they basically have an unlimited supply of fish, crab

and other sea creatures. Another extremely food source in Japan in rice. In

majority of their dishes rice is the most common. Their most plentiful dish is sushi.

Sushi is has a center of vegtable/fish then is surrounded by rice then the last

layer would be seaweed which is coated around the rice. Another well known

ancient Japanese dish is called sashimi. Sashimi is so well known is because it is

a very tasty dish yet it is so simple! Sashimi is nothing comprised of nothing but

raw fish.

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Family lifeA normal ancient family in Japan would be 1 father, 1 mother, and a son. The

father would usually go out and get food as he was the one who was expected to

bring safety, shelter and food to the family. That father would be the head of the

house. Some fathers would buy food but most would hunt/gather depending on

the period and or era. Most families would live in small villages. Daughters are

supposed to be obeyed by brothers and fathers. For rich boys, they would go and

learn how to read, right, do math, poetry, and government. Wealthy girls would

just learn how to read and write at home. Poor family lives in small huts usually 1

room. Sons and daughters would work in the rice fields.

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Marriage

In ancient Japan, marriages were arranged by the

parents of the man and woman. Sometimes, the

“couple” doesn‟t agree with the match but that is up

to the parents. If the parents agree, then the

marriage is set. Usually, the schedule for the

wedding would be in spring (Most likely June).

There are 2 types of ancient Japanese weddings, a

Shinto type and a Buddhist type. In a Shinto

wedding, the location is at a shrine whereas the

Buddhist type, it is anywhere that will have a big

Buddhist statue.

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Childbirth practices

In the ancient Japenese culture Child birth and the time during

pregnancy was spent away from the father of the child and

rather with the mothers parents. The mothers parents would care

for the mother and the child until one month after birth , then

mother and child would return to the father. In the time just

before pregnancy the mother traditionally wears a cotton

abdomen band called iwati-obi. The band is supposed to bring

good luck and an easy birth.

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Childhood

In poor families, boys and girls had to help

with the farm whenever they had the free

time. They were taught to have discipline in

themselves and did not had the education

like us (Math, Science ect.) Rich boys get to

learn how to be a samurai starting at the age

of 9 while learning things at school. Girls

would learn in school but in their time, they

were t aught how to be a good bride and how

to do household things.

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Childhood Comparison (Ancient

Japan - Canada

Ancient Japanese childhood compared

to Canadian childhood is very different

for many reason. Ancient Japan is VERY

disciplined. If the child does anything

wrong, that boy/girl would be punished

by getting beaten. Instead in modern

day Canada, the child would either get

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Education

In ancient Japan education was quite simple, sons

and daughters of peasants were usually taught to

farm, and handle livestock at a young age and

then later on taught the more valuable skills of

reading and writing. Unlike the son of a peasant

the son of a warrior would be taught the way of

battle and bushido from a very early age. Proper

school houses were not built and used until the

1800‟s.

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Religion

In ancient Japan, there were 2 common

religions. Buddhist and Shinto. 51% came

from the religion Shinto, 46% came from

Buddhist, 2% came from Christianity and 1%

were others. Even right now, those

percentages still stand today in modern

Japan. There are 3 types of Buddhism. First,

is Theravada (India, Sough-East Asia),

Mahayana (China, Tibet) and Varian (Korea,

Japan).

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Gods

In Japan, there are a variety of gods just like ancient

Greece. The most common gods are called the Lucky 7.

There are 7 gods, Ebisu, Diakokuten, Benzaiten, Hotei,

Fukurokuji, Jurojin, Bishamonten, Marishiten, and Sanmen

Daikoku. Each god is very different in many ways and are

praised for very different reasons than the other 6. The most

popular god is called Ebisu. He gives good luck on fishing

(As fishing is a very important source for Japan), honest pay

and fair dealing.

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Clothing

Normal ancient Japanese clothing would be a coat on top and a long skirt worn a the bottom. It‟s like a robe worn for both men and women. The robe would be out of very nice silk and obviously some Asian styles like dragons on it. Japanese ancient clothing was extremely influenced by China. And then the kimono, a long silk belt. Whenever you wear the robe, the order you wear is left to right. Right to left is the „Barbaric‟ way. Although peasants just wear shorts and a t-shirt. Japanese women put a chopstick or two to make a hair bun and usually carry around a fan as Japan is a very hot place.

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Art, Music

In ancient Japan, they had many different types of art. One

of the most proficient would be called Bonsai. Bonsai is the

making of dwarf trees (Miniature). Bonsai originated in China

almost 1000 years ago today. Another famous art form in

ancient Japan is origami, which is one of the most well

known. The most known music are called Minyo, Gagaku,

Biwagaku, Nohgaku, Sokyoku, Shamisenongaku, and finally

Sakuhachi. All of these types of music are based on the

singing of poems such as haiku. Their instruments are

comprised of drums, 3 stringed guitar, a type of harp with 13

strings, some just folk singing, and a bamboo flute which is

13 cm long.

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Conclusion

Overall, Japan is a very unique place with a very interesting beliefs, their living, music, art, family life and generally their whole background of history. (This famous mountain is called Mount Fugi which is in Japan). Compared to the other vast, big ancient civilizations like China, Greece, or Egypt, Japan already expanded to a pretty good ancient civilization for a short amount of time compared to the other ancients.

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Festivals

�One famous festival is called the Cherry-

Blossom festival. The cherry blossom festival

is celebrated once a year at the beginning of

spring. This festival is very much like new

years were you get to watch the fireworks. But

unlike this festival you watch the blossoms of

the tree come into full bloom. While watching,

they eat, play, and enjoy the beginning of

spring in the park.

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Information bibliography

OURSELVES!

Japan and It‟s Culture (Book)

Anciend Japan (Book)

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112187/ancient_japan.htm (family life)

http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/places-timelines/29-timeline-of-ancient-japan.htm (Map)

http://web.mac.com/lisaleiker/lisaleiker/MulticultureProject_files/14.pdf (family life)

http://www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com/guide/japanese.htm(Marriage)

http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seven.shtml (Gods)

http://www.ancientjapaneseclothing.org/ (Clothing)

http://www.lannaalterationstudio.com/history/japan.htm (Another Clothing)

http://web.mac.com/lisaleiker/lisaleiker/MulticultureProject_files/14.pdf (Wealth)

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2113.html (Art and Music)

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Picture bibliography

Slide 1: http://www.superchefblog.com/archive/2005_08_01_archive.html

Slide 2: http://www.superchefblog.com/archive/2005_08_01_archive.html

Family life: http://www.gatewaytoboston.com/2010/02/09/court-culture-in-the-floating-world/

Food: http://www.yuriya.com.au/

Background: http://palingates.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan.html

Social structure: http://www.china-cart.com/c.asp?page=7&i=865

Housing: http://www.pbase.com/image/61118636

http://www.dreamstime.com/fotografia-stock-ebisu-uno-dei-sette-dei-fortunati-image15648402 (Gods)

http://www.visit-oita.jp/sightseeing/index.e.html (Marriage . Shrine)

http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/buddha-skull.html (Marriage . Buddha)

http://kevintantm.blogspot.com/2008/04/contrasting-concepts-of-vanity.html (Clothing)

http://wikitravel.org/en/Mount_Fuji (Conclusion)

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/cartoons/coinsoftheworld/html/japan/index.cfm?s=4 (Money 1)

http://www.chinaculture.info/2010/11/money-in-yuan-ming-and-qing-dynasties/ (Money 2)

http://anothertime-anotherworld.blogspot.com/2011/04/sakura-brings-hopes-for-japan.html (Festivals 1)

http://www.abqbonsaiclub.com/?page_id=119 (Bonsai tree)

http://listsoplenty.com/blog/?attachment_id=2982 (Origami)

http://www.themolitor.com/2008/05/shakuhachi-flute/ (Flute)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245350&page=6 (Ancient Japanese boy)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imuttoo/781254918/ (Canadian boy)


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