they developed their fighting skills into what is the basis of modern martial arts. The samurai had a code of honor called Bushido‚ which meant "Way of the Warrior." The samurai had to have unquestionable loyalty to the emperor and their lord (the daimyo). They were trustworthy‚ honest‚ kind and generous to the poor. They led feudal lives and had no interest in riches or jewels. They were only interested in honor and pride. Additionally‚ they had to be men of noble spirit who were not afraid of death
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European Exploration: In 1543‚ shipwrecked Portuguese sailors washed up on the shores of southern Japan. Merchants soon followed them. Their intentions were to involve themselves in Japan’s trade with China and southeast Asia. They brought clocks‚ eyeglasses‚ tobacco‚ firearms and other unfamiliar items from Europe. Japanese purchased weapons and soon started their own production. Cannons especially had a huge impact on Japan’s warfare and living situations. They started to build fortified castles
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The last Emishi prince‚ Ashitaka‚ engages in battle with Nago‚ a giant boar demon attacking his village. During the fight‚ Ashitaka is wounded on his arm. After the boar is killed‚ the village wisewoman tells the prince that the wound is cursed and will spread to the rest of his body‚ eventually killing him. Ashitaka resolves to journey to the boar’s origin‚ the lands to the west‚ and find a cure for the curse. He cuts his hair‚ signifying his permanent departure from his village‚[4] and leaves on
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After all‚ they were both used for the same purpose (to protect their Lord or Daimyo). They also were paid with land and peasants to farm that land. Although these two facts are true‚ there are many more reasons on why the empires were different then why they were the same. For example‚ some facts are‚ these two empires were around
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Elise Dixon Mrs. Legnini AP World History January 16‚ 2013 Chapter 18‚ 21‚ 22 Vocabulary Catherine the Great Who: Russian What: ruler of Russia When: 18th Century Where: Russia Why significance: added new lands to Russia‚ encouraged science‚ art‚ literature‚ Russia became one of Europe’s most powerful nations. Third Rome Who: Russians What: Russian claim to be successor state to Roman and Byzantine empires When: 15th century Where: Russia Why significance: Moscow became the Religious center for
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CAC: China and Japan During the early nineteenth century‚ both China and Japan enforced policies restricting foreign trade in order to avoid industrialization and western ideas‚ but after both societies experienced foreign invasions and unequal treaties being established by foreigners‚ Japan began to industrialize and became imperialists trying to create an empire‚ while China differed in that the people wanted reform and government restrained the reformation of their society‚ therefore causing
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The flowering cherry tree is one of the cliché Western images of Japan‚ conjured up along with geisha‚ sushi‚ and samurai. However‚ within the country itself‚ the cherry blossoms have been a cultural event for over a thousand years. The annual hanami‚ cherry blossom viewing parties‚ the many cultural symbolic interpretations of the cherry blossoms‚ and the extensive use of the blossoms in art‚ for both their innate beauty and the symbolism they carry‚ have ensured the blossoming trees’ position
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Books cover many topics‚ so many that they often include details on the same topics. Examples of this can be found in the books Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh. Things Fall Apart is a book about the fictional life of Okonkwo in Africa as Europeans colonized the area. Flame in the Mist is about Mariko‚ the daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan and the events around her. These two books share details on the subject of differences between women and
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Big Era 5: Compare and contrast major empires this era: Ghana‚ Mongols‚ Aztecs‚ Japan and Europe. Compare: Mongols and Aztecs were both great empires‚ and cultural "power houses". Both had rich culture‚ and many citizens. Contrast: Mongols were in central Asia‚ the Aztecs were in Mexico. Mongol Empire fell from the inside‚ because the ruling generations after Genghis Khan divided the lands of the empire between sons. These sons fought‚ and soon the empire fell. The Aztecs fell because of an
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the spread of rural handicrafts. During the Tokugawa period‚ the social order‚ based on inherited position rather than personal merits‚ was rigid and highly formalized. At the top were the Emperor and Court nobles‚ together with the Shogun and daimyo. Below them the population was divided into four classes in a system known as the four tier system: the samurai on top and the peasants on the second level. Below the peasants were the craftsmen‚ and even below them‚ on the fourth level‚ were the
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