Ieyasu as Shogun Moved the capital to Edo and transformed the fishing village into political and economic center Forced Daimyos and Lords to finance expansion of Edo > and live in the city for part of every other year Construction of city and samurai in need of goods attracted merchants‚ craftsmen and entertainers from all over Japan = population over 1 mil – Edo largest city in the world 17th century For 300 yrs Shoguns maintained peace and isolated themselves from western influence – time
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Ancient and modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life
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your first unit test‚ be able to: Use the following vocabulary terms in sentences of your own showing you know the meaning of the term in context. Porcelain Fire Lance Civil Service Exams Minamoto Yoritomo Forbidden City Shogun Genghis Khan Samurai Diamond Sutra Zheng He Steel Silk Feudalism Steppe Vassal Scholar-Officials Daimyo Census Terrorism Bushido Yuan Dynasty Meditation Shinto Confucianism Grand Canal Answer questions on: How China’s geography has affected its history
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Title: The ancient art of Seppuku Purpose: To bring awareness of the ancient samurai art of Seppuku Audience: Anyone who has ever wondered why people commit suicide for honor Seppuku‚ also called Hara-kiri (“belly-cutting”)‚ the honorable method of taking one ’s own life practiced by men of the samurai class in feudal Japan. Seppuku (only outsiders reffered to it as "hari-kari") is a highly ritualized performance‚ as complicated as chado (a tea ceremony)
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soldiers‚ samurais‚ were really tired of the everlasting wars. To keep their state and make them relax‚ the ruling class introduced and developed tea ceremony. Tea ceremony came up first in China and then went to Japan‚ after years of development and changing‚ it had its unique form. Tea ceremony is an important part of Zen‚ during the process of making and drinking tea‚ people meditate and got the peace of mind. Coming into the tea house‚ the peace and quietness comfort the exhaustion of samurais‚ making
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Japanese Imperial army. He favored and used the army style of Germany‚ and the naval style of the British. Some years later the Samurai system was abolished totally... Some Samurai were so upset‚ that they started a revolt. Economic: The Bakufu was ended on 1868. In 1871 the Daimyo’s were also dismissed‚ their land redistributed into smaller parts... Unlike the samurai‚ the Daimyo received a large pension to compensate the loss of their land. In 1872 there was a land redistribution program. This
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Massachusetts‚ said "It’s a country that tries to modernize itself in a hurry‚" "It wants to get rid of a non-productive class of samurai to replace it with an effective fighting force. It wants to stand up as an independent nation and not be pushed around by Britain or the United States."(3) The movie rebellion is led by a samurai named Katsumoto‚ who is based on the real-life samurai Saigo Takamuri. Known for his tireless conservatism‚ Saigo supported the Emperor in the Meiji restoration‚ but then led an
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technologies. Saigo Takamori is deemed the last of the samurai class. His status is uplifted as a die hard warrior and hero among his people. He is renowned both in Japanese and Western cultures but especially in the south his homeland of Kagoshima the area in which he and his band of warriors made their historical last charge. The last battle is portrayed uniquely across both cultures. Takamori’s upbringing was that of the lower class samurai under the Shimazu Nariakira daimyo of Satsuma. The former
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Ronin Story Paper (#1) The 47 Ronin Story takes place in 1701‚ approximately 100 years after the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed. The story displays much of the changes going on in Japanese society and culture. From the declining importance of the Samurai‚ to the rising influence of the merchant class‚ and finally to the inevitable changing of values that are all exacerbated by the long peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The changing of values were not just commonplace among the classes‚ it also
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both been affected by agriculture‚ social classes‚ and lack of power from the king/emperor. However‚ there had been major differences such as the role of women‚ and the different beliefs for a warrior between Chivalry (knights) and the Bushido code (samurais). Japan and Europe during the middle ages had both been affected by agriculture‚ social classes‚ and lack of power from the king/emperor. For example‚ in each place‚ peasants provided food for the manor/village in exchange for protection from invaders
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