Lesson 9 Flashcards
Japns geography
1
Q
In what year did the Portugese land in the South of Japan
A
1543
2
Q
What did Japanese people trade with other countries
A
- Tobacco
- Watermelon
- Shipbuilding skills
- Maps
- Musket
3
Q
Which concerns were raised within the Tokugawa shogunate
A
- Feared the spread of Christianity - saw it as a threat against Buddhism and Shintoism which were the religions of the Japanese people
- Feared the daimyos might get too wealthy through trading and then build their armies and take over (threaten the rule of the shogun)
4
Q
What period were the Tokugawa
A
1633 - 1639
5
Q
what edicts did shoguns implement about foreign influences
A
- Banned the practicing of Christianity
- Prohibited Japanese from traveling abroad
- Banned Portuguese ships from entering Japanese ports
- Regulated any other foreign trade
6
Q
how many Japanese people were killed due to the edicts
A
thousands
7
Q
why were the dutch tolerated among the edict rules
A
because they were mostly there for trade and not religion
8
Q
what dutch rules were specifically created towards them
A
- Confined to Dejima (an island in the middle of the Nagasaki Bay)
- Only allowed to visit the shogun once a year
- Could import books (as long as it wasn’t about religion)
