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How many swords can a samurai have?
2
What was the short blade used for
for committing seppuku
What is Seppuku?
Seppuku was a ritualistic suicide that samurai would commit if captured
What type of society was Tokugawa Japan
Feudal
What role did the Emperor serve?
Public figure- no political power
What religions were in Japan?
Confucianism and Buddhism, Shintoism
What three roles were in the Warrior class?
Shogun, Daimyos, Samurai
What was a samurai without a master?
Ronin
Who made up 90% of Japan's population
peseants
Who were the lowest class in Japan?
merchants
Who was Nobuanga?
Killed by his own men- seized power/land in central Japan- early 1500s
Who were the Three Unifiers of Japan?
Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu
Who was Hideyoshi?
Unified southern Japan- then died
Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?
Unified all of Japan- then died
What was the Hostage system?
You must maintain 2 homes, 1 in Edo and 1 in home territory, families could never be in the same home. This was put in place by the Shogun
Who came to Japan that caused the borders to close?
Portuguese, Spanish(Catholic Countries), Jesuits and Dutch Traders
Which country was aloud to stay in Japan after the close country order?
The Dutch
Who was Mathew Perry?
He was a navy officer that traveled to Japan to give the letter of President Fillmore to the emperor of Japan.
What were the three requests of President Fillmore and Matthew Perry?
The people who were shipwrecked would receive better treatment, Trade/ use of coaling station, aand to be peaceful with one and other
What caused the start of the Meiji Era in Japan?
the Tokugawa Shogunate started to weaken, government corruption an peasant revolts.
What did diamyos loose when the modernization of Japan began?
They lost power and their land
Who were Etas?
They were the poorest of the poor. Similar to the untouchables in India
What did etas gets in the modernization of Japan?
Legal Equality
The lost the privilege to wear swords and the class was abolished.
The lost the privilege to wear swords and the class was abolished.
What happened to the land the daimyos gave up?
It belonged to the government and became prefectures(states)
What were the Iwakura Missions?
There were 48 officials and 60 students sent under Hirobumi to study western government, tech, education and military.
What happened to the Japanese government in 1868?
New leaders signed a charter oath to create a new government.
What factions/political parties formed during the Charter Oath?
Liberals, Progressives, Imperial Party
What did liberals believe in?
Western democracy, with parliament
What did progressives believe in?
Shared power between legislative and executive branches
What did the imperial party believe in?
Supreme authority to the emperor
Who had the real power in the Meiji government?
Even though there was an emperor the real power was in the prime minister and cabinet
What was the diet?
The upper house that appointed and a lower house that was elected.
Though they called in a democracy what was the real type of government in Meiji Japan?
Oligarchy
What was Kogyo- "Encourage Industry"?
Base industry off of the west
What was the push in education about?
They wanted training in the sciences area for the government, subsidies, advisory's and students.
What was Fukoku Kyohei- "Enrich the nation, strengthen the army"?
It was a a 3 year compulsory military service for all men and new modern weapons, warships, and style of fighting.
What was Bunmei Kaika- "Civilization and Enlightenment"?
A universal education system was put in place(Elementary schools, secondary schools, universities{public}) based off western content but Confucian morals. Student exchanges, and fashion ,food, baseball, dancing ect from the west
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