Japan

=Japan Unit (Chapters 18 & 19)= Explanation of Samurai and seppuku: [|http://www.history.com/videos/seppuku#seppuku]
 * //__Feudal Japan:__//**

[] (start at minutes 4:30ish).
 * //__Samurai, Daimyo, and the Meiji Restoration__//**

Even though we are almost done with the information on Japan, you should work on the following worksheet comparing the constitutions of the US and of post-World War II Japan:
 * //__Post-World War II Japan: Constitution of 1947__//**

ON THE BACK of the "Government of Japan" worksheet answer the following questions:



To access the 1947 Japanese Constitution: http://history.hanover.edu/texts/1947con.html

To read the text of the US Constitution (including Bill of Rights): http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

‍__**Japan - Arts and Literature: 19.4**__


[|Japanese Name Translator] - use this to find your name in Japanese

[|Haiku Poems] - examples of Haiku poetry: 5-7-5 syllables

[|Origami Instructions] - instructions on creating all different types of origami

__ Kabuki Theater: __

__ Woodblock Prints: __



[|Origami designs:] Use this to find designs to make in origami. [|Japanese Name Translator] - use this to find your name in Japanese Capsule Hotel: []

=Korea Unit (Chapters 17):=

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 * South Korea:** A Nation to Watch

Life in North Korea: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A41966-2003Oct3?language=printer

North Korea/South Korea reconciliation: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?North_Korea_scraps_deals_with_South&in_article_id=512626&in_page_id=64