Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Remember:  Your Reading Counts points are due by Thursday, March 14. Today, I put your Reading Counts points in PowerSchool, but you have until Thursday to read books and take tests.
Third Quarter Points (from 1/8/19--3/14/19)
(due March 14, 2019)

Points earned in Reading Counts
Grade
27-30
A
24-26
B
21-23
C
18-20
D
17 or fewer
F
I'm at a meeting for fourth period.  I will be back after lunch.  Today you will answer questions for in chapter 8 of the book Medieval to Early Modern Times, section 1, pages 198-203.  Answer questions in complete sentences.
Section 1 Geography and Early Japan”, p. 198-203


  1. Japan is only 20 percent flat land.  How has that shaped the lives of the Japanese?
  2. Japan is a collection of islands.  Describe two ways that has shaped the lives of Japanese people.
  3. What two countries are the closest to Japan?  How have those short distances helped shape Japanese culture?
  4. Are most of Japan’s major cities in the interior or on the coast?  Why do you think this is?
  5. What are the two theories about how the Ainu reached Japan?
  6. Describe three characteristics of the first Japanese (how they lived, worshipped, believed, etc.)
  7. When entering a Shinto shrine, what must people pass through? What does it symbolize?
  8. How did emperors take power in Japan?
  9. List four influences from China or Korea on Japanese language, philosophy, religion, and language.
  10. Which influence from above do you think is the most important and why?

  11. How did Prince Shotoku help spread Buddhism in Japan?
  12. The Samurai's Tale Comprehension questions Preface
    1. What does the narrator compare the man, his daughter, and the ox to?
    2. What does the narrator mean when he writes “For they will always be with us”?
    3. What simile does the narrator use to describe the great lords?  What does the narrator mean?
    4. Who was the narrator’s father? What happened to him?
    Chapter 1”In Blood We Are All Born”
    1. Where does his mother hide him?
    2. What happens to his mother and brothers?
    3. Why won’t the samurai Akiyama let Taro keep his father’s name?


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