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Feudalism : Japan and Europe

Feudalism : Japan and Europe. Political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services. Feudalism. Emperor Shogun Daimyo Daimyo

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Feudalism : Japan and Europe

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  1. Feudalism : Japan and Europe

  2. Political system of local government based on the granting of land in return for loyalty, military assistance, and other services. Feudalism

  3. Emperor Shogun Daimyo Daimyo Samurai Samurai Samurai Samurai King Lords Knights Japan--Europe Daimyo =vassal lords or warrior chieftains

  4. The emperor reigned, but did not always rule! Feudal Society

  5. Medieval Warriors vs. European knight Samurai Warrior Some were women

  6. Japanese Feudalism lasted over 600 years from the 12th to the 19th centuries. How long did European feudalism last? From the 6th to the 14th centuries.

  7. Religion- Japan • Buddhism • no longer reserved for the scholars and monks • Popular among ordinary people • Zen Buddhism • emphasized personal enlightenment through discipline and meditation • Tea Ceremony • Architectural influence • Gardens used for meditation within temples

  8. Religion- Europe • Catholicism influences all aspects of life • Focus on the afterlife not the harsh life in this world • Great Cathedrals

  9. Oda Nobunaga 1534-1582 • Daimyo • Seized capital at Kyoto • “Rule the Empire by force” • Used firearms to gain victory • Committed seppuku ‘ritual suicide’ when one of his generals turned on him

  10. Hideyoshi • 1590 brings most of Japan under his control • Failed to conquer Korea and China

  11. Tokugawa Ieyasu • 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun • Moved capital to Edo • Strong centralized government • Tokugawa Shogunate ruled until 1867

  12. Tokugawa Rule • Order restored • centralized feudalism • Farm production increased = population increase • Majority of peasants heavily taxed • Lives miserable • Many left for the cities • Merchant class and wealthy prospered • Elevated status by lending money to samurai and shoguns • Emperor figurehead • Closed off trade • Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor • Shift from rural to urban society • Increased employment opportunities for women

  13. Flowering of Japanese culture • Kabuki Theater • Controlled daimyo • Lords had to live at capital every other year • Daimyo’s family remained in Edo permanently • Could not repair their castles or marry without permission

  14. 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries • Shogun feared religious uprisings • bans Christianity • 1637 uprising by peasants • Christianity eliminated • Closed country policy adopted-1639 • Nagasaki only port open • Dutch and Chinese • Japanese forbidden to leave

  15. Use of horses and heavy armor Controlled peasant class Rituals and institutions Militaristic Chivalry/Bushido Castles Inhibited development of strong central government Rigid class distinctions Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and nobles Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid Similarities

  16. Japan Relied more on group or individual loyalty not contractual agreements Same throughout Japan Sword and bow and arrow Centralized under the Tokugawa Constant warfare followed by several centuries of peace Western Europe Emphasized feudal loyalty with negotiated contracts, in which the parties each gained advantages Took different forms in different areas of Europe Sword and lance Decentralized Constant warfare Differences

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