One of the most crucial things in the understanding of a country or civilization is to learn about their religion. Religion is not just another concept‚ it is the way of life for an entire race of people. This is especially true with countries whose religions originated in their country and had been around for many centuries. A great example of this is Shinto in Japan‚ which has been around for an extremely long time. Shinto formed the country of Japan‚ explaining how the country formed and how it
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During the Tokugawa era‚ the role of the geisha changed dramatically‚ because the Japanese economy started to heavily depend on brothel houses; therefore‚ many of these geishas were forced into several year contracts to brothel houses by their families‚ and were exploited
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The first Sino-Japanese war ended 5 years prior to the 20th century and Japan was under the rule of Emperor Mutsuhito during the Meiji period. When Meiji came to power in 1868‚ Japan saw the fall of the Edo period and the end of the Tokugawa military government leaving Japan’s defence lacking in skill and its government susceptible to external influence. Previously‚ Japan had a strong anti-foreign stance after an influx of westerners‚ particularly from the United States‚ led to the end
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Name____________________________________________________________Per.______ Robert W. StrayerWays of the World: A Brief Global History Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Chapter 19 Study Guide‚ Internal Troubles‚ External Threats: China‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Japan‚ 1800-1914‚ Study Guide (Original: pp. 559-586; With Sources: pp. 877-903) The External Challenge: European Industry and Empire 1. What were the four dimensions of European imperialism that showed how China‚
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government) 23. The feudal age 24. Heavenly mandate and centralized power‚ scholar gentry elite stilfled 25. The decline of the tang 26. 838 27. Shoguns 28. Hojo 29. The hojo family claimed to rule in the name of the emperor 30. Ashikaga shogunate 31. Emperor refused to recognize the usurper and was driven from kyoto 32. Centralized authority collapsed 33. Japan dived into 300 kingdoms 34. Spying‚ sneak attacks‚ ruses‚ and timely betrayals became order of the day 35. Economic and cultural
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opportunity to study their weapons with greater depth than other cultures. Nevertheless‚ the teaching and training of these martial arts did evolve. For example‚ in the early medieval period‚ the bow and the spear were emphasized‚ but during the Tokugawa period‚ fewer large scale battles took place‚ and the sword
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early history of education in Japan was fixed in thoughts and teachings from China. In the 16th and early 17th centuries‚ European missionaries also influenced Japanese education. From about 1640 to 1868‚ during Japan’s period of seclusion under the Tokugawa shoguns‚ Buddhist temple schools
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Ashikaga shogun controlled ¼ japan‚ the sumarai and vassals were jelouse‚ and went to gain own domain to create new types of daimyo. They set up mini independent kingdoms and improved land. By the 1500s all of their power weakend by fighting and the tokugawa took about 200 under control. The daimyos now served as vassals for shogun and pledged loyalty and military services in return.
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The Rape of Nanking is a book that has detailed accounts of the horrific events of 1937 in Nanking after the Japanese invaded and slaughtered‚ raped‚ mutilated‚ and tortured Chinese. Iris Chang refers to the Rape of Nanking by calling it the ‘forgotten Holocaust’ and draws a connection to the World War II victims. The Rape of Nanking isn’t discussed very much due to the survivors who feel greatly humiliated by the event and the Japanese try to hide this part of history. Chang tells the tales of not
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themselves and the West. Although many countries continued to adopt the Spanish’s silver currency and participated in the Atlantic Slave trade‚ they dismissed the revolutionary philosophies and selectively chose the Europeans advancements in technology. Tokugawa Iemitsu‚ a Japanese shogun‚ issued and Closed County Edict to two commissioners of Nagasaki in 1635‚ it read‚ "No Japanese is permitted to go abroad‚" "If there are any Southern Barbarians who propagate the teachings of padres‚ or otherwise commit
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