Powerpoint presentation for the geography class year 11 about Japan; An Emerging Civilization.

1. An Emerging Civilization Nadira Aisha Mulyandari

2. Asuka Period 538 to 710 A period of fine-arts and architecture Buddhism, Shotoku Taishi and Chinese influence

3. Shotoku’s Constitution Seventeen-article constitution ‘Buddhist document’ Adopted in the reign of Empress Suiko Harmony, Heaven and Morals

4. Taika “Great Change” Introduced taxation and land distribution Split country into provinces and districts Run by people who later reported to the emperor Established by Emperor Kotoku after Prince Shotoku’s death

5. Nara Built in 710, it was the capital city A holy and spiritual place Scared, includes many temples, shrines and gardens Buddhist temples The creation of Nara was the first step for Japan as an important Asian civilization Pagoda

6. Resources http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/ancient-nara.html http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/traditional/shotoku.htm Global Insights, copyright 1994 by the Glencoe Division of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Company, ISBN 0-02-822690-9 (Teacher’s Edition), Chapter 16, Traditional Japan. Page 255, section 1, Emerging Civilization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asuka_period