DAY 1 EA Flashcards
Japan was formerly called Yamato before it was called
Nihon/Nippon
Introduced Budduhism. He unified the Japanese people by changing there allegiance from clan to emperor.
Prince SHotoku
First land reform program; benefited a lot of serfs (land redistribution)
Taika/Taikwa reform (Great Reform)
Political reorganization of Japan, establishing a series of ministries of state similar to China
Taiho code of 701 (Great Treasure)
Records of Ancient Matters
Koji
2nd Capital of Japan was _____ and ruled by
Kyoto, 3 Powerful Imperial Clans: Fujiwara, Taira, Minamoto
wrote the Tale of the Genji & world’s first novel
Lady Murasaki Shikibu
Provincial Lords / Territorial nobles / Hereditary Feudal Lords
appointed by Shoguns (parang governors kasi shoguns could not go around)
Daimyos
“Great Barbarians Subduing General” (Sei-i-tai-Shogun)
Shogun
Swords / “Soul of the Samural
Tachi
Belly Slitting / “ To immolate one’s self to one’s Lord
Seppuku / hara-kiri
Zen Buddhism Practiced
Satori, Ikebana,Bonsai, Chanoyu
the only port open to foreigners. Only particular foreigners (only the DUTCH) were allowed to enter Japan. Only Dutch traders.
Nagasaki under Edo Tokugawa
Give art during edo period
No Drama / Kabuki / Bunraku
Judo / Budo / Sumo
Opened Japanese ports for US ships
* US- the first country to be given privilege
Japan promised most favored nation treatment for US
* An event of great importance for Japan, for it ended the more than 200 years of Isolation Policy.
Treaty of Kanagawa (March 31, 1854)
(New Hampshire, USA) - ended the Russo Japanese War
TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH
ZAIBATSU (Great Firms)
- Mitsui - Banking, textile industry
- Mitsubishi - Shipping and shipbuilding
- Sumitomo - Copper mining, heavy industry, and ammunition and armaments
Hirohito - JAPANESE EAST ASIA CO- PROSPERITY SPHERE was under what period
Showa
only US warship that survived
USS MISSOURI
White Emperor” → ordered by Pres. Truman to occupy Japan.
GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
they did not like the presence of foreigners. No contact with the outside world, they did not allow Japanese to go outside the country (parang lockdown)
Period of Isolation (Seclusion Policy)
The Japanese people believed that Christianity was a…
springboard for military expansion and domination
first American consul in Japan
Townsend Harris
HARRIS TREATY (Townsend Harris)
- Provided for diplomatic and consular privileges.
- Allowing foreign citizens to be judged by their own laws
- Fixed tariff at low rates.
- Opening of more ports.
GIFTS GIVEN BY AMERICANS TO THE JAPANESE TO ADD TO THEIR CONCESSIONS
- rifles
- pistols and swords
- alcoholic drinks (wines, whiskey, etc.)
- newly invented telegraph instrument
- Webster’s Dictionary
- military dress officers of US soldiers
- Camera
- Steam locomotive
- Band instruments
GIFTS GIVEN BY JAPANESE TO AMERICANS
Expensive woven silk brocades
Gold and silver inlaid lacquer boxes and canes
Delicate porcelain and ivories
Son-No-Joi
(“revere the Emperor, expel the Barbarians”)
The Imperial Court emphasized traditional ethical values based on
Confucian philosophy
“There shall be no illiterate family among the people of any community, nor shall there be an illiterate member in any family. Learning is the basis for all human endeavor from the common place, speaking,reading, writing and calculating
1872 Imperial Decree for the Encouragement of Education
Protection for —- was a prime consideration but the government were quick to adopt western methods in heavy industries and in processing of textiles.
native industries
Father of Japanese constitution
ITO HIROBUMI
The most significant advances in late Meiji period were in
industry & education
was masterminded by only a hundred purposeful leaders from the samurai class, alongside teachers, professionals and merchants.
“Meiji Restoration: An Elitist Revolution”
Other colonies acquired thru warfare
- Shantung Peninsula and other provinces in China (from Germans)
- Marshalls, Carolines (Palau, Yap, Truk, Ponape Island) and Marianas (from Germans)
3 Qualifications for Japan to become the leader or light of Greater East Asia
Strengths, Benevolence, Virtue
Cabral visited Nepal and in 1715, the first Capuchin mission was founded in Kathmandu
John Cabral
the tradition of worshiping a virgin girl called
Kumari
who in theory had absolute power, aided by a council of officials headed by the prime minister who also served as military commander
Maharaja (great king)
nobles who were allowed to maintain their own armies, own land, and sometimes influence the court
Samantas
One important family among the confederation of the Tarai tribes was the
Shakyamuni Clan
