Maritime and Lands Empire Project

1. Maritime and Lands Empire Project Tokugawa Japan 1450-1750 Rachel Arcuri, Allsion Malcom, Natalie Marshall, and Elizabeth Shirey

2. Tokugawa, Japan Political Aspects By: Natalie Marshall

3. Reunification of Japan • “Sengoku” or “Country at War” (1467-1573) • Reunification achieved by three daimyos Photo of Tokugawa, Japan.

4. The Tokugawa period • Brought Japan 250 years of stability. • Complex feudal system. • Political system was known as “bakuhan”. • Established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Diagram of Feudal System

5. Classes of Daimyo • They were subordinate to the Shogun. • Shinpan- “Related Houses”. • Fudai- “House Daimyo”. • Tozama- “Outside Vassals”.

6. Code of laws • Used to manage daimyo houses. • Various rules and regulations. • Weakened their power. Tokugawan Shogunate

7. The closing of Japan • A strict policy of isolation was adopted in the 1630s. • Outlawed Christianity. • Cut off trade and banned Japanese from traveling outside the country. This map displays the port in which Dutch merchants could travel to.

8. Bibliography • Stanley, Thomas A., and R.T.A. Irving. "Tokugawa Political Controls." Willamette University. Web. 07 Jan. 2012. <http://www.willamette.edu/~rloftus/H381TokuPolControls.htm>. • "1450-1750: Japan: The Tokugawa | Central Themes and Key Points." Asia for Educators | Columbia University. Columbia University. Web. 08 Jan. 2012. <http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_tokugawa.htm>. • Elisonas, J.S.A. J.s.a. "About Japan: A Teacher’s Resource | The Polity of the Tokugawa Era | Japan Society." About Japan: A Teacher’s Resource | Home | Japan Society. Web. 08 Jan. 2012. <http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/the_polity_of_the_tokugaw a_era_1>. • "Asian, African & American Civilizations Before 1500." The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Ed. Robert W. Brown. Web. 09 Jan. 2012. <http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/lecture_nonwest_world.htm>. • Overfield, James H. "The Seclusion of Japan." The Human Record. By Alfred J. Andrea. 5th ed. Vol. 1. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 492-94. Print.

9. Social Aspects Of the Tokugawa Empire By: Allison Malcom APWH Period 2

10. Social Structure • Based on Neo-Confucian Principles • Strict hierarchy, each with its own restrictions in dress, marriages, lifestyle, etc. • Samurai, Shogunate, and Daimyo (Warriors) • Farmers and Peasants • Artisans • Merchants

11. Shogun, Daimyo and Samurai • Became rulers as a result of the peace of the Tokugawa Era - With no wars to fight, they took control - Ruling elites become only figureheads • Received income mainly from peasants, especially from their rice cultivation. • Strict dress code and behavior policies • Lived luxurious lives and bragged in their wealth.

12. Lower Classes • Farmers and peasants higher than merchants because of Confucian principles. • Artisans were working class. • Merchants flourished in their population of 1 million in 1700. • A 5th class formed by people who did not fit into structure; considered outcasts or “impure.”

13. Women and Children • Women’s roles changed into the sole purpose of honoring their father and mother, then father and mother-in-law. • Children began to be educated • Taught filial piety and obedience.

14. Sources • Primary • Andrea, Alfred J., and James H. Overfield. The Human Record Sources of Global History. 5. 2. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 16-17, 27-28. Print. • Secondary • Eno, R. "The Samurai-Merchant Divide in Late Tokugawa, and Tokugawa Popular Art." (2009): 1. Web. 9 Jan. 2012. <http://www.indiana.edu/~ealc100/JArt1.html>. • Jujitsu, Akayama-Ryu. "BEGINNING OF JAPAN AS A NATION." JUJITSU HISTORY. (2006): n. page. Web. 9 Jan. 2012. <http://www.jujitsustudies.com/jujitsu_history2.htm>. • http://sportkaratemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/TOKUGAWA_SAMURAI_1890.jpg

15. Tokugawa Economics Elizabeth Shirey

16. Tokugawa Economics • Economy’s Development • Trade • Agriculture • Urbanization Tokugawa Currency Tokugawa Map

17. Resources • Primary Source: • http://www.jstor.org/pss/493721 • http://www.jstor.org/pss/133439 • Secondary Source: • http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/main_pop/kpct/kp_tokugawa.htm • http://wgordon.web.wesleyan.edu/papers/jhist1.htm • Pictures • http://www.google.com/imgres?q=tokugawa+japan+money&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1280&bih=678&tbm=isch&tbnid=omXKbMhpNYmU6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.newsonjapan.com/rss/society/japanvisitor.php&docid=pjyVvPQCWYGfAM&imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-byUxtj62eJU/TvPqVMsTtWI/AAAAAAAATpU/XzFgrh-KKf8/s1600/koban-1.jpg&w=500&h=348&ei=ZQ0MT6zbAYGJtwf24cDDBQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=483&vpy=330&dur=1697&hovh=187&hovw=269&tx=139&ty=84&sig=113719540860956589184&page=1&tbnh=167&tbnw=192&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0 • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://go.grolier.com/map%3Fid%3Dmh00082%26pid%3Dgo&imgrefurl=http://go.grolier.com/atlas%3Fid%3Dmh00082%26tn%3D/atlas/ada/atlas.html&h=400&w=624&sz=13&tbnid=uM7J5oHADo__ZM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=130&prev=/search%3Fq%3DTokugawa%2Bmap%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=Tokugawa+map&docid=vmrUYnm1qa27EM&sa=X&ei=8xEMT7vDHs-1twebhrzFBQ&ved=0CCIQ9QEwAA&dur=593

18. Cultural Aspects of Tokugawa Rachel Arcuri

19. Respect • Little Learning, Book • Expectations for Women • Neo-Confucianism • Kokugaku • Rangaku