many beautiful and necessary goods‚ such as clothes‚ cooking utensils‚ and woodblock prints‚ they were considered less important than the farmers. Even skilled samurai sword makers and boatwrights belonged to this third tier of society in feudal Japan. The artisan class lived in its own section of the major cities‚ segregated from the samurai (who usually lived in the daimyos’ castles)‚ and from the lower merchant class. The Merchants: The bottom rung of feudal Japanese society was occupied by merchants
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have in the forming of feudalism in Japan? It led to not enough taxes being collected and the government not being able to supply the powerful exempted families with military protection. The leaders formed their own armies consisting of soon to be samurais. These often consolidated to huge estates under powerful military lord (Daimyo). Former owners managed former land for protection. 2. What caused feudalism to change in Japan? Two dominant families fought each other‚ and Minamoto won. Yoritomo
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How would Japan be different if Women had been given more rights in Shogun Japan? If Japan had given women more rights‚ starting right back in the Shogun Japan times‚ women would be more ahead now. Samurai women would have been able to help defend their land‚ children and Japan in itself and women would not be treated like they are. If women had more rights than what they do in Japan‚ then maybe men would have to complete more household jobs than what they do‚ For instance‚ Women wouldn’t be expected
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The Feudal Ages in Japan and Europe In the past‚ feudalism has been used successfully as a political system for governing a country. Two of the largest and most well known Feudal Ages have been that of Europe (1150-1600) and Japan (800-1350). Although both civilizations were quite similar during these periods of time‚ Japan’s civilization clearly is superior in many ways. When compared‚ the role of religion‚ the weaponry and armor‚ and the warrior codes of conducts of both countries can easily
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Although dealing with similar topics of love‚ Love Suicides at Amijima and House of Trials use disguises and deceit in different ways. Love Suicides at Amijima uses disguises in a serious manner by focusing on social hierarchy. For instance‚ there is no cross dressing or outrageous disguise like there is in House of Trials. House of Trials uses a humorous approach to deceit and disguise by having stock characters and setting in one place makes it more clumpy and chaotic. In most cases‚ disguises
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She and the women beside her were joined by male samurai in the Battle of Aizu. She and those fighting beside her were treated as their own independent army. Nakano died in that battle fighting and killing any of her enemies. As the story is told “Before her last breath‚ the last of the great female samurai warriors asked her sister Nakano Yuko to behead her‚ so that she would not be taken as a trophy for the enemy. Her head was
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light saber! Though all these terms‚ Jedis and light sabers‚ seem a bit futuristic or out of this world‚ their origins are actually quite oriental. George Lucas actually based the plot Star Wars: A New Hope on Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress‚ a Samurai movie that was released in the 60’s. The Hidden Fortress is about two peasants who escort a man and a woman out of enemy lines only to discover that the people they are escorting are actually a princess and a general of a defeated kingdom. Now where
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Jonathan Mendez Global Civilization II Professor Michael Efthimiades March 6‚ 2009 Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan’s History The Tokugawa shogunate‚ also known as the Tokugawa bakufu‚ and the Edo bakufu was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city of Edo‚ now Tokyo. The Tokugawa shogunate ruled from Edo Castle from 1603 until 1868‚ when it was abolished
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The flowering cherry tree is one of the cliché Western images of Japan‚ conjured up along with geisha‚ sushi‚ and samurai. However‚ within the country itself‚ the cherry blossoms have been a cultural event for over a thousand years. The annual hanami‚ cherry blossom viewing parties‚ the many cultural symbolic interpretations of the cherry blossoms‚ and the extensive use of the blossoms in art‚ for both their innate beauty and the symbolism they carry‚ have ensured the blossoming trees’ position
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achieved dominance over the entire country by balancing the power of “potentially hostile domains with strategically placed allies and collateral houses” (McClain 1944 pg. 31). It was an era of oppressive rule where the hierarchical division between samurai‚ peasant‚ artisan‚ and merchant were strictly maintained. As a further strategy of control‚ Ieyasu’s successor required the daimyo to maintain households in the Tokugawa administrative capital of Edo and reside there for several months every other
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