Japan Mini-Lessons

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• Japan Mini-Lessons
• 8.2 Japanese Noble Create Great Art
• By Juan Mejia

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Art

• Japanese loved visual arts
• Popular art forms were painting, calligraphy,
  architecture, and decorative writing
• Calligraphers spent hundred of hours just copying
  poems

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Architecture

• Buildings were very natural like
• BuildingsSimple but very elegant
• Houses were mostly surrounded by ponds or a
  watery area
• To top of the elegancy, Japanese put in many
  ponds and gardens

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Performers

• Were all over Japan
• Some performers were musicians, jugglers, and
  acrobats
• Had to practice for hoursSkills
• This changed how plays and poems were told

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Questions

• What were the 4 popular types of art?
• What did most houses in Japan have in common?
• How were most houses like?
• What types of performers were there?

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Buddhism

• New religion was about to move into Japan,
  Buddhism is about to change into two types (Pure
  Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism). It will please
  everyone and help in many ways.