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Northern Eurasia 1500-1800

Japanese Reunification. . Civil War and the Invasion of Korea, 1500-1603. 12th CenturyNo imperial unityMany warlords, or daimyoEach had a castle townSmall bureaucracyArmy of warriors, the samurai. . Daimyo pledged allegiance to imperial rulersEmperor and shogunNo real powerDaimyo warfareDai

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Northern Eurasia 1500-1800

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    1. Northern Eurasia 1500-1800 Chapter 20

    2. Japanese Reunification

    3. Civil War and the Invasion of Korea, 1500-1603 12th Century No imperial unity Many warlords, or daimyo Each had a castle town Small bureaucracy Army of warriors, the samurai

    4. Daimyo pledged allegiance to imperial rulers Emperor and shogun No real power Daimyo warfare Daimyo strength increased (Ex. Hideyoshi trying to take Korea and China)

    5. Korea Language related to Japan Culture influenced by China Paid tribute Fought back Hideyoshi “turtle ships,” covered warships Japanese withdrew after Hideyoshi’s death Had weakened China and Korea Allowed the Manchu to take Korea as a tributary state

    6. The Tokugawa Shogunate, to 1800 1603 – more centralized government Ended civil wars between daimyo Tokugawa Shogunate Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616) Military government

    7. New capital in Edo (Tokyo) Traded with the imperial capital, Kyoto Good roads and maritime transportation Daimyo required to visit Edo Promoted economy Shogun paid the lords in rice Rice exchanges By 1700 Edo was one of the largest cities in the world

    8. Samurai Not fighting often Became customers Silk, sake, fans, porcelain, books Artisanship 1600s and 1700s Pottery and lacquer ware, porcelain decoration Manufacturing made big profits Merchants befriended daimyo

    9. Japan and the Europeans Opportunities and problems 1st Portuguese arrived in 1543 By 1573, fighting with western firearms Government regulated trade Not many goods exchanged with Europe Catholic missionaries From Portugal and Spain Some Japanese found it meaningful, elites found it disruptive and foreign

    10. Early 1600s 300,000 Japanese Christians 1614-Tokugawa Shogunate ordered the movement stopped 1617-beheadings, crucifixions and recantations of Christians 1633-1639 decrees to end European trade Illegal European immigrants = Death Penalty

    11. Dutch Traders Some were given contracts “Dutch Studies” Studied the science and technology brought by the Dutch Tokugawa Shogunate tried to control trade with China Daimyos on islands continued trade

    12. Elite Decline and Social Crisis 1700s Population growth Shogunate unable to stabilize rice prices Economic decline of the Samurai Confucian idea of merchant as lowly Limit influence and power of the merchants

    13. Tokugawa Shogunate, 1603-1800 Economy grew faster than the population Merchants became wealthy Kabuki theater Restaurants Silk screen fabrics Wood block printing Old samurai code clashed with civil law

    14. The Later Ming and Early Qing Empires

    15. The Ming Empire, 1500-1644 Golden Age 1500s High production of porcelain, silk and lacquer ware Europeans were impressed China became wealthy

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