Wed. 1/27 Assignment - Japan's Golden Age

Turn to your partner, but don't get up out of your seat.

You will have 2 minutes to respond to the following question..

Context: Throughout history, many civilizations have gone through a "Golden Age." For example: The Golden Age of Greece

Question: What do you think it means to go through a "Golden Age"? What happens?

- In a normal school year, students would visit and rotate to "stations" within the classroom

- Instead, we will do virtual stations. Each "station" has its own slide with information about that particular topic

- You will work with a partner to visit the stations together and answer some questions about what you find. Virtual students - you will be placed in breakout rooms.

1. This quizizz. This is how you will visit the "stations."

2. A response sheet

- Virtual Students: open up the docs on classroom

- In-person Students: use the paper provided

For most of the 8th century, the city of Nara was Japan's imperial capital. During this time, China brought many new cultural ideas to Japan. Later on, the emperor Kammu moved the capital to Heian-kyo (Kyo means city in Japanese). This marked the start of the Heian period - Japan's Golden Age.

During the 8th century, the emperor Kammu decided to move his capital away from Nara. He wanted a larger, grander city. He decided upon Heian-kyo. It became the first truly Japanese city, and today it is called Kyoto.

It was laid out in a checkerboard pattern. It was lovely and elegant. It was set in forested hills, amid streams, waterfalls, and lakes.

Rank was highly important during the Heian period. A person's rank was determined almost completely by what family he or she came from. Being born into a high-ranking family mattered more than personal qualities or skills.

Heian society prized beauty, elegance, and fashion. They also had to look nice and be sensitive to beauty in nature, poetry, and art.

What do you think is going on in this photo? Look at the image, then answer question #8 on your response sheet.

Watch the video of the Kemari, then answer #9 on your response sheet.

During the Heian period, artists continued to be influenced by Chinese art. They gradually developed their own styles.

Take a look at this image, then answer question #11 on your response sheet.