the world via The History Channel Arts & Entertainment channel. Michael Zomber has produced the television documentaries “Dueling Pistols” and “Soul of the Samurai.” His literary ventures include; “Shogun Iemitsu: War and Romance in 17th Century Tokugawa Japan”‚ “Jesus and the Samurai: The Shining Religion and the Samurai‚” “Park Avenue‚” “Sweet Betsy That’s Me: A Child of the Civil War” and “A Son of Kentucky.” Convicted of mail fraud in 2003‚ Michael Zomber made the most of his time‚ while serving
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DBQ Essay Chapter 17 Spanish colonial America and Tokugawa Japan led the world in silver production from 1500 to 1750. The global flow of silver had several effects on social and economic life in various areas of the world. It created a growing inequality in social structure and caused the standard of living to go up. Also‚ it caused a significant inflation of prices‚ it destroyed the Spanish economy‚ and it allowed other European nations not only to afford Asian goods‚ but make profit off of
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less developed. According to Frank‚ Japan grew rapidly after the Meiji Restoration. Industrialization period was very successful in Japan even though they do not have adequate resource. Reason of this growth is Japan is not satellized during the Tokugawa and Meiji period. As a result development of Japan was greater than other satellized countries such as Russia and South American countries. On the other hand David Landes suggested some ideas that caused Japanese development. Landes thinks that society
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from a backwards country into a modern day country intrigued me. The Meiji restoration caused a radical social reform in Japan. Argument Claim By 1873 Japan had become a Democratic Nation. The boundaries between the social classes of Tokugawa Japan were gradually stripped away. The Shogunate‚ Daimyo and the Samurai class who were previously held at high level in society were stripped of all their privileges. In order to get rid of the social hierarchy and better conform to the new government
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Shintoism‚ and the Shogunate controlled all aspects of the religion‚ and because of this‚ they were more reluctant to convert to Christianity. Before the seclusion laws‚ Japan was split into several ununified regions led by Daimyos. In 1603‚ the Tokugawa Shogunate unified Japan into one state‚ and later enacted the Sakoku seclusion laws. These laws were a large turning point for the state‚ because that essentially meant that they would have very limited contact Europe and the New World. After limiting
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scientific and social revolutions totally changed the two areas. The causes of the modernization in Japan and Western Europe were similar‚ yet with different elements. In Japan‚ the Industrial Revolution is the result of foreign culture invasions. In the Tokugawa period‚ Japan was as politically isolated as the Qing government only because it feared that the foreign cultures might strike the monarchy. However‚ during the Meiji Restoration period‚ the Japanese government was unwilling to bear the humiliation
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Artist Maruyama Okyo combines ink and color to paint his Young Cat Sleeping Under Saxifrage (Yukinoshita) hanging scroll. Described perfectly by its name‚ this artwork depicts a napping white cat with dark spots next to a saxifrage (yukinoshita) in full bloom. The plant’s flower petals delicately dangle almost out of reach of the curled up cat. In addition‚ being both the subject matter and focal point‚ the saxifrage and cat are clearly rendered in comparison to the faint background. Okyo‚ however
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� PAGE �2� Laurentian University Industrialization: Japan and Russia HIST 1106EL-01 Zakk Bartsch October 14‚ 2007 Zakk Bartsch Dr. Mark Crane HIST 1106EL-01 October 15th‚ 2007 Industrialization: Japan and Russia As Western Europe began to industrialize‚ booming with innovation and new technology‚ the likes of which the eastern peoples of Asia have never seen‚ it became quite evident that they would either conform in this western practice of industrialization willingly‚ or become consumed
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From the first traces of civilization‚ geography has played an immeasurable role in the structure‚ function‚ and culture of the peoples it has affected. It can be accredited with the greatest migrations in history‚ the comities of neighboring countries‚ and the need for civilizations to adapt. Geography has forever molded the actions taken by governments‚ and the policies they have adopted. It is often advantageous‚ but no more can it be rancorous. The geography of East and Southeast Asia specifically
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Zen’s Influence on the Art of the Sword Zen has long had a great influence upon Japanese culture. Many aspects of this culture are touched upon by Zen including art‚ literature‚ and specific ceremonies such as the one concerning tea. During the Kamakura period of Japan‚ another area of culture began to be affected by Zen; the martial arts of the samurai class. Somewhere along the line‚ the samurai realized the ease with which the monks of Zen Buddhism dealt with issues such
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