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Modern World History Lecture #6. Eastern Eurasia 1500-1800. Themes. Unique aspects a. China i. Confucian ii. Relatively unified culture and government. b. Japan i. Shinto ii. Feudal Responses to rising Western power
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Modern World HistoryLecture #6 Eastern Eurasia 1500-1800
Themes • Unique aspects a. China i. Confucian ii. Relatively unified culture and government. b. Japan i. Shinto ii. Feudal • Responses to rising Western power a. China did not see the West as a threat and did not try to modernize to face rising western power. b. Japan saw the West as a threat and ejected Westerners from Japan. At the same time, Japan began building an infrastructure which allowed it to industrialize and defend itself from Western nations.
Confucianism • Kong Fu Zi 551-479 BCE • The goal of harmony • Filial Piety • Righteousness • Propriety
Five Relationships • Emperor—Subject • Father—Son • Husband—Wife • Older Brother—Younger Brother • Friend—Friend
Kangxi • When did Kangxi rule China? • Based on Kangxi’s description, in what way did Chinese government live up to Confucian ideals? How did it fail to live up to Confucian ideals? • What did Kangxi think of Western technology and learning? • What did he think of Western religion?
Social and Economic Trends in Tokugawa Japan • Who was Mitsui Takafusa? Where did he get the information for this source? When did he compile and publish Some Observations on Merchants? • How did he describe the Samurai in Tokugawa society? How did he depict merchants? Based on those descriptions, what was the social order in Tokugawa Japan? • How would you characterize the economic structure of Tokugawa Japan?