Japan Flashcards
Define Ainu.
The indigenous people of Japan.
Define assimilation.
Being forced to give up your culture and identity, and take on a new way of doing things.
Define ronin.
Samurai whose masters have died.
Define shogun.
The leader of Japan, who held a lot of power, although technically the emperor held the most power in the hierarchy.
Define daimyo.
Powerful nobles in Edo Japan who held a lot of power.
Define Shinto.
The ancient religion of Japan, which focused mainly on nature.
Define isolationist.
Someone who believes in remaining apart from other places, cultures and groups
Define industrialization.
A system of modernizing technology and military in order to become stronger and more self-sufficient.
Define westernization.
A system of adopting western ideas and values.
Define exclusionary laws.
Laws that prevented foreign groups and cultures from influencing Japan. The exclusion laws consisted of:
1) all foreign books with Christian messages are banned
2) if you leave Japan you are not welcome to come back
3) all ships will be burned and new ones are not permitted to be built
4) foreign newcomers were not permitted to enter Japan
5) the Japanese were not allowed to go abroad
Edo Japan during the Tokugawa Leyasu period.
Rigid rules, obidedience to the shogun, and no foreign influences.
Meiji Japan.
They were now trying to industrialize as quickly as possible, and went to all corners of the earth to bring back western ideas and technology to Japan.
Feudalism in Europe was similar to feudalism in Japan in that:
Every group will obey and respect, without question, the group above them on the hierarchy.
Describe what society would have been like in the Edo period of Japans history.
- strict laws concerning foreign influences
- isolationism
- strong sense of obedience to the shogun
- respect for parents, elders, and people in authority
- filial piety (devotion and faithfulness to one’s parents)
During the Edo period Japanese society operated under a ______system based on ownership of _____.
Feudal, land.
In Japan between 1603 and 1868 the most notable action taken by the Tokugawa shogunate was the ___________laws and the _______policy.
Exclusion, isolationism.
What privileges did the treaty of Kanagawa provide America?
From now on, any treaty that the Japanese signed with another country, the Americas received the same benefits.
Were the Japanese satisfied with the unequal treaties?
No, they were very unfair and Japan did not benefit from them.
Who was commodore Matthew Perry?
An American who travelled to Japan, with a list of demands for the shogun, among those being that isolationism for the Japanese ceased.
Which countries signed the unequal treaties?
Japan, and the United States.
Before commodore Matthew Perry’s expedition to Japan in 1853, Japan was mostly influenced by what country?
China/Korea?
What three main strategies did commodore Matthew Perry use to overcome Japan?
- Intimidation
- He persuaded them
- military
Summarize what happened economically during the Edo period in Japan.
They prospered and became quite self-sufficient.
What was the five charter oath?
1) The Japanese could now choose their own jobs.
2) All matters are to be discussed publicly.
3) Class distinctions no longer remain
4) Everything is to be based upon the laws of nature.
5) Every individual shall search for knowledge to strengthen the power of imperial rule.
