L E C T U R E 9 - UNIFICATION OF JAPAN UNDER TOKUGAWAS

Question 1

Mimizuka 耳塚 “Mound of Ears” Kyoto

Answer 1

took the parts of enemies to bring back to Japan

Question 2

Hideyoshi’s Land Rules

Answer 2

more land = more they could recruit from the land = bigger army

Question 3

Tokugawa bakufu

Answer 3

unified japan

granted title of Shogun to Ieyasu –> Son Hidetada Shogun

Question 4

Tokugawa Ieyasu’s Political Aims

Answer 4

1. Conduct land survey and establish a new political geography
2. Weaken individual daimyo
3. Establish Confucianism as the state ideology

Question 5

two major daimyos

Answer 5

Fudai and Tozama

Question 6

Fudai daimyō

Answer 6

Close Vassals

Question 7

Tozama

Answer 7

“Outside lords”

Question 8

Battle of Sekigahara in 1600

Answer 8

total victory for the tokugawa side = easily opposes the authority over weaken japan

confiscates land from daiymo and redistributes

Question 9

Sankin kōtai 参勤交代 - Alternate attendance

Answer 9

Has to demonstrate loyalty to the shogun

Daimyo to reside in Edo for 4 months/year which reduces ability to plan a rebellion

huge drain on resources

Question 10

Shinto

Answer 10

Emperor

Question 11

Buke shohattō

Answer 11

Laws for Warrior Houses

devote in literacy

Question 12

Yushima Seidō

Answer 12

Confucian temple in Edo

Question 13

Yamaga Sokō

Answer 13

said -samurai should cultivate the civil arts and learning

Question 14

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Answer 14

Hagakure

Way of the Samurai Warrior (Bushido 武士道) is found in death

loyalty, honour, filial piety

Question 15

Bushidō

Answer 15

first appeared in Sengoku