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List the names of Japanese warriors and lords and describe their roles

Samurai: part of the daimyos personal army. Followed the code of Bushido. Life was based on the daimyos support. Daimyos: warlords that acquiredlots of land. Small town, bureaucracy, and an army of warriors.

What happened to Hideyoshi in 1592 after years of civil war?

He wanted to take over Korean and Japan.

Describe the consequences of Japanese aggression

Korea was devastated and had to place large taxes. Manchu attacked Korea and made it a territory under China.

After the period of civil wars ended in Japan, what happened?

The Tokugawa shogunate emerged from the shadows.

Japanese manufacturers in the 1600s and 1700s made beautiful

porcelain, potter, lacquer, and skills in steel making.

European contact with Japan resulted in "opportunities and problems"such as

Military technology, Japan fighting with gun. Westernized Japanesearmor. They monitored trade closely. Civil conflicts led to the first East Asian "gunpowder revolution

How did the Japanese government eventually handle foreign trade and religions.

They decided to stop trading with the European and close off the ports.

What was the fate of the samurai of the Forty-Seven Ronin incident?

He had to kill himself and his students must avenge his death.

European visitors to Ming China in the sixteenth century were

welcomed and astonished by how their city looked; traded with Europeans but were unsure of the value of trade

During its decline, what was experienced by the Ming?

pressure from Mongol federations.

Which empire replaced the Ming Empire of China?

Qing Empire

Merchants from which country were the first to arrive in East Asia

Portuguese.

The VOC (Dutch East India Company) representatives gained the favor ofthe Chinese Emperor by

acknowledging the moral superiority of the emperor.

What European organization was a transmitter of science and technologyto China?

Jesuits

The Qing Emperor's desire for security of the northern border led to

prolonged battles between Russia and the chinese

What did the Treaty of Nerchinsk do?

Fixed the border along the Amure river and regulated trade acros it.

To gain converts, the Jesuits made what compromises?

Toleration to Confucian ancestor worship.

During the Qing Empire, what new item(s) or idea(s) did Europe gain from China?

Variolation (stem the spread of disease), Silk, Procelain, tea, jewelry tableware, anything that looked chinese

Describe Britain's motives for becoming China's biggest European trading partner?

They felt like they had something to learn from the early Qing Empire

What problem did the British face with Chinese markets that they called the "Canton System?

they had no permanent settlement or new ports of trade

Population growth in China in the 1700's led to

social and environmental problems.

The princes of Muscovy organized a movement of conquest and expansion against the

Golden Horde and ruthlessly annexed the great territories of the neighboring Russian state of Novgorod in 1478.

Russian rulers were called

tsars

The motivation for Russian expansion to the east was

Russians enjoyed the forested part of Siberia, which was abundant in natural resources

Russian expansion created a diverse society, including groups like the

Cossacksa - group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in Ukraine and Southern Russia.

How did the growth of a centralized Russian Empire affect the peasants?

The freedom fell for the peasants.

According to the Russian census of 1795, over half the population were

serfs

Who was the greatest Romanov tsar?

Peter the Great (1689-1725)

One result of the "Great Northern War" was

Europe recognized Russia as a great power.

The new city that was to be Russia's "window on the West" is

St. Petersburg.

Why did Peter the Great attempt to westernize Russia?

He wanted his people to imitate western European fashions.

In what ways were China and Russia similar?

1. they were land based

2. incorportated diverse new peoples.

3)tolerance to new cultures but with the ultimate perception that their ways are superior.

4. forced labor.