Japan: chapters 4-6

What was the period of isolation

Edo period

What made up Japan

A mountainous area with little farm land

Why was Japan isolated from other cultures and countries

Because it was an island

What did Tokugawa Ieyasu want

For Japan not to be influenced by outside sources

What culture did Japan most want to keep away from

Western culture

Deshima

A small island built in the Nagasaki Bay

What influenced Japan’s people

Christianity

What did the Bakufu want

For Christianity not to be spread

What did the Bakufu establish

Edicts to ban the influence of the foreigners

Edict

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority

What is the edict ni-nen naku that the Bakufu made

That foreigners that got ship wrecked on Japan shores would not be helped or welcomed

Shogun

Man in charge of government

Daimyo

Rulers of domains

Samurai

Hereditary warriors

What did the Samurai have to do

live to a strict code of honour and serving ones master

Farmers

People that farmed the land

Why were farmers well respected

because they produced rice/food for the country

Artisans

People that made useful objects and goods for trade

Merchants

Distributors of goods

Outcasts

in charge of tanning hides and removing corpses and lived outside the city walls

Non-humans

Entertainers and/or prostitutes by choice.

What were Geisha considered

Non Human even though they were highly respected for their singing and dancing.

Three metropolis in Japan

Edo, Kyoto, Osaka

Edo

Became the new capital and was centre of the shogun’s military government

Kyoto

The centre of publishing and woodblock printing

Osaka

Centre of the rice market; famous for its castle and many bridges

What did popular culture change with

the growth of the cities and as the merchant class became wealthier

What did the Samurai turn their creative energies to

Arts and less to do with work

As Japan became more influenced by the outside world, what did they experience

The need to change and how to keep their sovereignty intact

What were the Ainu trading with

The Russian company

What happened when the Bakufu learned what was happening with the Ainu

the Shogun forced the Ainu to sign a treaty giving up their land

Who would the Japanese trade with

The Dutch east and Indian company

Where were The Dutch east and Indian allowed access to

Deshima

Who wanted to open up a trade with the Japan

The United States

What station did the US want to set up

a refueling station

What did Commodore Matthew Perry want

To get supplies and coal from Japan, to protect their sailors that were shipwrecked and might need help, to create an official trade agreement with Japan

Why did Japan sign a treaty

To eliminate a possible war and leave them with power and authority over their own country

Who did the treaty effect

The Bakufu and the Samurai, who beefed

What was the charter oath built for

To regain confidence of the domains and solidify loyalty to the emperor under the new Meiji reign

What changes did the Meiji period make

Promoted economic growth

During the Meiji period, why was economic growth prioritized over wealth and power

Japan could no longer stay isolated if it had growth in power and wealth

What era did Japan move into during the Meiji period

Modernization era

What was needed to accept the new rules and reformers during the Meiji period

A new education system

what was the bushido moral code

A code that the army adopted (rescript to soldiers), which was the same code that the Samurai lived by before they were abolished

What changed through the Edo period through Meiji period

the governmental structure, the educational system the social system of hierarchy and power

What changed the least during the 2 periods

Traditional customs and culture

What did the empire’s key advisors do when he died

Commit Seppuku (suicide) just like the Samurai used to do

Archipelago

a group or chain of islands clustered together, often scattered across a sea or ocean (think of Zelda Archipelago’s)

Shintoism, Confucianism, Buddhism

three distinct belief systems with a long history of interaction and influence in Japan

Shintoism

Indigenous religion of Japan

Confucianism

a complex system of thought and behavior that originated in ancient China

Exclusion Laws

Japan implemented a policy of national isolation known as sakoku, which severely limited foreign trade and interactions, effectively excluding foreigners and preventing Japanese citizens from leaving or returning from overseas. This policy, driven by mistrust of foreign influence, particularly Christianity, aimed to maintain control over Japanese society and the Tokugawa shogunate's power

Buddhism

a religion and philosophical tradition based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in ancient India

Feudal system characteristics

a hierarchical social structure with the emperor at the top, though often a figurehead, and the shogun wielding real political power

Modern Japan characteristics

a blend of strong traditional values and rapid technological advancement

Ronin

a samurai warrior without a master

Dutch scholars

Also known as “rangakusha” Scholars dedicating themselves to studying Dutch language and culture

What did Commodore Perry do

establish trade and diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan