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You have 3 ½ mins . to complete the reading quiz. 3 ½ minutes. End Pass in your sheets. Tokugawa Japan. Monday October 7, 2013. Today’s Objective. Students will be able to describe the interaction between Japan and the West by… Completing guided notes,
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You have 3 ½ mins. to complete the reading quiz. 3 ½ minutes End Pass in your sheets
Tokugawa Japan Monday October 7, 2013
Today’s Objective Students will be able to describe the interaction between Japan and the West by… • Completing guided notes, • Analyzing an historical document, • Examining their weekend homework assignment
The Three Great Unifiers Daimyo, the heads of noble families, were not unified and warred with one another, until… Oda Nobunaga ToyotomiHideyoshi Tokugawa Ieyasu Controlled the daimyoand restored central rule.Established the city of Edo (Tokyo) as the capital and ruled as SHOGUN
The Hostage System Onward to glorious paperwork! • Shoguns maintain peace by holding the families of each daimyo in the capital city of Edo • Daimyo are less likely to battle one another because their families would be held accountable • Samurai become less of a warrior class and shift to local administration
Europeans in Japan Portuguese Europeans to arrive in Japan (1543) • Trade goods like eyeglasses, tobacco… and GUNS! • They also bring Christianity
Europeans in Japan Thanks for the new toys, Portugal! Firearms had benefits over traditional means of warfare… With a little training, nearly any peasant could fire a gun I’m really expensive by comparison
Europeans in Japan No, I’m Charles Francis Xavier… you’re thinking of a different guy… Francis Xavier, a Jesuit missionary arrives in 1549 • Thousands of Japanese are converting to Christianity, but… • Christianity is banned after Jesuits destroy local shrines • Christians are expelled from Japan • European merchants are also soon expelled
Europeans in Japan Europeans out of Japan
Selected Document Excerpts: 1. Japanese ships are strictly forbidden to leave for foreign countries. 2. No Japanese is permitted to go abroad. If there is anyone who attempts to do so secretly, he must be executed. The ship so involved must be impounded and its owner arrested, and the matter must be reported to the higher authority. 3. If any Japanese returns from overseas after residing there, he must be put to death. 4. If there is any place where the teachings of padres (Christianity) is practiced, the two of you must order a thorough investigation…. 7. If there are any Southern Barbarians (Westerners) who propagate the teachings of padres, or otherwise commit crimes, they may be incarcerated in the prison maintained by the Omura domain, as was done previously…. 10. Samurai are not permitted to purchase any goods originating from foreign ships directly from Chinese merchants in Nagasaki….
You have 6 minutes to complete the assignment… 6 minutes End Let’s go over it!