Unit Review-Japan Flashcards
Isolation
When a person or group is set apart or cut off by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.
Expansionism
The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory.
Imperialism
The extension of power over a territory, including its resources and people.
Democracy
A form of government in which people elect representatives to rule the country
Hierarchy
A social system in which status I’d ranked, and power is concentrated in the higher ranks.
Homogeneous Society
A society of people similar in nature and character
Shogun
Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan.
Daimyo
A powerful Japanese land owner or noble.
Samurai
Professional, paid members of the Japanese military.
Artisan
A skilled craftsmen
What were Ainu people in Japan forced to do for many years?
Assimilate into Japanese culture.
Who was Ranald MacDanald?
He dreamed of being a teacher and interpreter; was set adrift of the coast of Japan.
Who was Tokugawa Iemitsu?
Shogun of Edo Japan; responsible of creating the Exclusion Laws.
Who was William Adams?
Was the first Englishman to arrive in Japan.
Who was Commodore Perry?
First American to arrive in Japan; first thought that the Japanese were uncivilized.
Who was Nakahama Manjiro?
The first Japanese citizen to set foot in the United States.
What foreigners were allowed into Japan in the early 1500s?
The Portuguese were allowed in because of trade, fashion, and firearms?
What were the Exclusion Laws?
Nobody was allowed in
If somebody left, they couldn’t come back.
Ship that could make long voyages were no longer built
All missionaries and foreign traders had to leave.
Most foreign objects were forbidden
What was the main reason the shogun was worried about foreign influence?
He was worried about a threat to military control.
How did the shogunate discourage internal threats such as piracy and theft?
Harsh punishment and social controls
What was the result of Commodore Perry’s ships coming to Japan?
It forced Japan to open its doors to the outside world.
What was the Treaty of Kanagawa?
It established an American consulate in Japan.
What was the most important element in the new Meiji government?
Loyalty to the Emperor
