Select 2 of the 4 topics below for research.
Geography of Japan
Investigate the impact of typhoons on the history of Japan
What does kamikaze mean?
Investigate the impact of earthquakes on the history of Japan
Explain the "Ring of Fire" and its impact on Japan
Shintoism
What is Kami?
What does Shinto mean?
What is a ritual?
Explain the beginning of Shintoism
Discuss Shintoism in Japan today
Emperor and Shogun
Define Emperor, Daimyo, and Shogun
Explain the complex power structure in feudal Japan
Samurai and Bushido
Define Samurai and Bushido
Explain the Samurai's life; the training, the arms and armor, castles and lives of Samurai women
Feudal Japan
Japanese History
