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Japan Under the Shogun. Ms. Jeelani. Japan. Edo Japan – 1600 – 1868 Prior to 1600: constant warfare between Daimyo Powerful landowners/nobles = daimyo. Renaissance Europeans. Who held the power? Was it the king or the nobles?. Aztecs . Who had the ACTUAL power?
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Japan Under the Shogun Ms. Jeelani
Japan • Edo Japan – 1600 – 1868 • Prior to 1600: constant warfare between Daimyo • Powerful landowners/nobles = daimyo
Renaissance Europeans • Who held the power? • Was it the king or the nobles?
Aztecs • Who had the ACTUAL power? • Was the it the emperor or the nobility and priests?
Japan • Emperor – ruler • "shogun" is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country's top military commander
Japanese • Do you think the Emperor has the most power or the shogun?
Tokugawa Ieyasu • becomes shogun in 1600 • Wants stable, long-lasting gov’t • His plan: • strong Shogunate • no one would dare challenge him • new strategies
Strategies • Control the daimyo • Loyal lords = land + watch the lords he didn’t trust • Alternate Attendance • Sharing Power • Strict Laws Homework – Read page 285 and make notes on the different strategies. Quiz tomorrow.
Feudal Society • Feudal systems are based on __________. Lords control it and collect ________ from __________ • Helped shogun maintain control • Social mobility: YES or NO
Social Mobility • Rigid social structure • Hereditary – determined by birth • Can’t move up officially • Could improve situation and gain wealth through hard work + talent
Social Hierarchy • Emperor • Nobility (Shogun, Daimyo) • Samurai • Artisans, Merchants, Women • Peasants • Outcasts
Task • In your literature circle groups - Travel to each of the different classes in Edo Japanese social hierarchy and fill in the worksheet with notes from each page.
Social Hierarchy • Emperor • Nobility (Shogun, Daimyo) • Samurai • Artisans, Merchants, Women • Peasants • Outcasts
Confucius • Chinese scholar • His moral teachings were brought by Buddhist monks
Confucism • Everyone had a place in society. • If everyone accepts their place = peace and order • if they don’t = chaos and suffering
First Contact With West • The “Southern Barbarians” • Portuguese explorers = first contact • wrecked ship in 1543 • Wanted ideas of trading • Need to convert Japanese to Christianity
New Kind of Belief Francis Xavier: arrived in 1549 convert the Upper classes Franciscan priests: middle and lower classes
Japan Shinto Religion + Christianity • some similar ethical and moral beliefs • monotheism was new to the Japanese