Shogunate Japan Flashcards

1
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the Japanese archipelago has

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4 main islands

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2
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In the 5th century, Japan developed

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complex culture and religous systems

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3
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Japan was ruled by an emperor to the

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12th century

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4
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18th century ruled by shogun

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end of 19th emperor returns

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5
Q

China and Korea influence:

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society, religion and language

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6
Q

Summer went from ? and was ?

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June to August and hot and wet

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7
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Typhoon season went from ? and was ?

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September - october and heavy rain and wind

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8
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Winter was…..

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december to february and snow

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9
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Food!

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millet, wheat, barley, soy sauce, tofu, soya, fish, poultry, seaweed, crab, shrimp, shark, tuna, whale squid
PEASANTS HAD RICE

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10
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1185-1603

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kamakura, mongols, muromachi, ashikaga

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11
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Murasaki Shikibu

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first novel - tale of genjii

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12
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Nara + Heian

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centralised goverment, buddhism, taiho code, new capitals

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13
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nara 710 - 784

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yipee

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14
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heian 794AD - 1185

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who’s afraid of little old me? well yous hould be

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15
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Kamakura Shogunate (bafuku)

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1185 - 1333

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16
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minamotono yorimoto

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was the final genpei war victor and became shogun and made kamakura

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17
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shogun

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was given high power, military leader, dictator

18
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damiyo

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feudal lords and nobles

19
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bushi

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guards for the damiyo

20
Q

samurai were guards for the damiyo but they

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owed service

grape

21
Q

Shintoism

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belief in kami and shrines

22
Q

Buddhism

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Korea and China

23
Q

zen buddhism

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tea, meditation

24
Q

Warring period: 1467-1615

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japan became divided
Damiyo were growing powerful
( toyotomi hideyoshi)

25
Q

feudal pyramid?

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emperor
shogun
damiyo
samurai warriors
peasants artisians
merchants

26
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Tokugawa shogunate,

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1603 to 1868.

27
Q

oda nobunaga commited

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seppuku during the tokugawa peiod so toyotomi hideyoshi tried to seize power but failed

28
Q

tokugawa ieyasu

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ruled from 1603-1868 after taking control and feudalism developed

29
Q

early Japanese castles (1300CE)

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  • temporary
  • modeled after homes
  • on mountains
  • watchtower
30
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15th and 16th century castles

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  • elaborate
  • moat
    -built on plains
  • stoneeee
  • watchtower
  • steep road
  • smaurai used fire arrows and muskets
31
Q

Trade: 1543 portugese traders and other european traders traded ? with them

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tobacco
watermelon
shipbuilding
maps
guns

32
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Environmental resources

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wood was being used to fast, deforestation

33
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uses of timber

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buildings, iron production, fuel, towns, armies, heating, castles

34
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shogun implemented a policy

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to reduce logging and increase trees
1666 only an official could authorise use of wood

35
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in the 17th century they planted on spare land

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alll the stars are closer

36
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edicts 1633-1639

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  • banned christians( japanese christians were killed)
  • japanese couldnt travel
  • portugese ships banned
  • regulated any forgein trade
  • dutch confined to dejima ( portugese singled out)
37
Q

Isolation - samurai became goverment officials

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merchants grew rich ( violence )

38
Q

US FORCED JAPAN TO OPEN IT’S PORTS

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COMMODORE PERRY MADE DEMANDS OF A TREATY OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

39
Q

Sakoku 214 yrs

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ended in 1853
severly limited trade

40
Q

dejima

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portugese dutch trading post 1634-1854 only place for forgein trade
during tokugawa period