Bushido- way of the warrior‚" code of behavior of Japanese samurai; emphasized bravery‚ loyalty and honor Daimyo-powerful warlords who held large estates and commanded private armies of samurai Fealty-the loyalty owed by a vassal to his feudal lord feudal system-political and social system based on the granting of land in exchange for loyalty‚ military assistance‚ and other services fief-grant of land from a lord to a vassal haiku-Japanese poem of 17 syllables written in three lines kabuki-type
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Japanese Economic Development: 19392904889500Sample questions from previous midterms 1734185317500Japan’s largest import in the 1870’s was raw cotton. It’s price fell 45 percent. Japan’s largest export in the 1870s was raw silk. Its price rose 50%. (8 points) Show using a graph why if these were Japan’s only export good and only import good‚ this would imply that Japan would have gained from trade. (note: the specific numbers don’t matter‚ just showing the kind of change from autonomy to trade)
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Sapna Rampersaud From the time of the Gempei Wars (1180-1185) between the Taira and Minamoto families and the rising of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 1600’s‚ the Japanese government generally declined. As provincial families dominated the diminishing imperial court‚ there was a severe decline of the central administration and the supreme authority dissipated. Rival families‚ Taira and Minamoto‚ fought for 5 years in the period of Japanese history known as the Gempei Wars. During these 5 years
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Feudalism In the sixteenth century‚ Tokugawa Japan had a feudal system of domains that brought their political system together and set them apart from other countries. This system was based upon a supreme ruler‚ the Shogun‚ who was over several Daimyo. The Daimyo served as lords of land holders who reported to the Shogun. This system was a catalyst in the rapid progress and development of this country. The country’s natural landscape and their religious/political standing made them a calm and stable
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This is a BS Paper full of random words to start your day. Rambler tardiness‚ Khalkha crowbar policeman‚ skeptic commonwealth. Aviate Eucharist‚ precisian millihenry‚ mallemuck tryout. Hemisphere prepotent‚ ermined Shiva genotype‚ superelevate. Thermal concubine‚ villagery holder languor‚ moisten upbringing. Orography offbeat‚ authorship penetrative‚ ballot ambrosia. Phlegmatic recoin‚ feirie forerun Osmanli‚ doorman healthiness. Baron adsorption‚
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During this period‚ Confucianism was prevalent . A hierarchical order was created : At the top‚ the samurai [9] stood .Then the farmers‚ artisans and the last being the merchants .The daimyos‚ shogun and the Emperor stood above [9] [9] the hierarchy . A fifth class‚ were outcasts and people with jobs considered impure‚ was created . The adoption of [9] [9] “Japanized” NeoConfucianism to a society which has its roots on belief of independence and aggressive military
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Ieyasu ruled Japan during the Edo period and controlled the city. His first task was to build a castle in Edo. He divided the daimyos (feudal barons)‚ merchants and samurais of Japan into two groups. The Daimyos who supported him in the war of Sekigahara were considered to be his allies. In contrast‚ those who failed to support him were forced to become part of the military army‚ contribute as laborers and pay for the
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Japan shut itself from most contact with other nations. Under the rule of the Tokugawa shoguns the Japanese society was very reserved and was in very tight order. The shoguns gave out land to the lords and daimyo. The peasant worked for and lived under the protection of their daimyo. The daimyo had a small army of samurais. The rigid system was to keep the country free of civil war and to keep peace for Japan. This lasted for about two centuries. Japan during those two centuries had mostly no contact
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systems at the time. There is an emperor‚ high officials‚ lower officials‚ and the normal people. Meanwhile Japan’s governmental system was mixed up. There was the emperor‚ shoguns‚ daimyos‚ samurais‚ merchants and peasants. The peasants accounted for most of the population. Samurais were the "Japanese soldiers". Daimyos were sort of like governors or mayors. The shogun was actually the ruler. The emperor was just like a figure head; he had no political status‚ but was in high
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History Speech (1st slide) What were the Samurai? (2nd slide) These are my sources. The excerpt from Yamaga Sokō is a primary source written as an original document in his work ‘Way of the Samurai’. Yamaga Sokō wrote this work in the mid-seventeenth century as a Japanese Philosopher during Medieval Japan times. He was an expert in military techniques and was highly respected. This source is very reliable as it is from the time and although it is an opinion‚ it is not biased or unwitting as well
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