found it very difficult to control all of the country‚ so they introduced the samurai which is a warrior in Japan which means a man who serves nobble. At first the samurai men were only born into being a samurai and they were called the Daimyo. This changed as the daimyo gathered vassals who were not related to them by blood and then these were known as the samurai. During the Shogunate period the samurai where under the warrior code of bushido. Under this this they were required to learn seven martial
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essentially socialist the end result was not and went against socialist values. The economy was based on different types of taxation for each level of government‚ meaning that the Shogun did have sufficient control over the money rather just the daimyo. This system
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Brad Fitzenreiter HIST 483 November 9th‚ 2014 History of Japan Essay 1 The Tokugawa period‚ which lasted from about 1603 to 1867‚ was the last era of traditional Japanese government‚ culture and society prior to the Meji Restoration in 1868 which conquered over the Tokugawa shoguns and moved the country forward into the modern era. This era provided many strengths and weaknesses to the traditional Japanese people in terms of economy‚ society and political authority. Because of the
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warriors arose out of the ashes of political turmoil and in to the feudal realm‚ in which the upper tier of society acquired reputable protectors of their large land holdings. As the imperial family slowly lost its domain of the Japanese mainland‚ “daimyos”‚ powerful magnates‚ jumped to assume authority over vast land expanses around Japan (Levy). Although samurai originated as simple guard on a master’s land‚ he would later evolve in to a complex and adept warrior as a result of inter-clan conflict
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guards that the clans employed. They also acted as a police force in and around Kyoto. These forerunners of what we now know as samurai had ruler-sponsored equipment and were required to hone their martial skills. They gave complete loyalty to their daimyo (feudal landowner) and received land and
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conditions that had enabled the gekokujo. Building off reforms implemented by Hideyoshi including the 1591 edict requiring samurai to live under daimyo supervision in castle towns‚ Ieyasu and his successors mandated the sankin kotai. This system made Edo arguably the most populated and dynamic city in the world as the Buke Shohatto required that the “daimyo…serve in turns at Edo” and they were soon followed by enterprising merchants and
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1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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kings did not have much power either. Because strong central governments did not exist‚ individual landowners were able to gain power in both regions. In Europe‚ these landowners were called lords. In Japan‚ they were called daimyo. Similar Structures Both lords and daimyo had many peasants working for them. Farming was the main economic activity on both European and Japanese estates. In addition‚ the governments and landowners of both regions relied on professionally trained soldiers for protection
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Name____________________________________________________________Per.______ Robert W. StrayerWays of the World: A Brief Global History Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Chapter 19 Study Guide‚ Internal Troubles‚ External Threats: China‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ and Japan‚ 1800-1914‚ Study Guide (Original: pp. 559-586; With Sources: pp. 877-903) The External Challenge: European Industry and Empire 1. What were the four dimensions of European imperialism that showed how China‚
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panama canal a. Panama isthmus 10) One of largest oil fields in Gulf of Mexico – owned by oil company Pemex – much gov revenue a. Cantarell oil field 11) Wild Ancestor of maize/corn a. Teosinte 12) Know a. Chonin/Chonindo b. Bushi/Bushido c. Daimyo d. Samurai 13) Layering of ecosystems depending on how high region is – different zones harbor different plants‚ animals and agricultural systems a. Altitudinal Zonation 14) Where Ayer’s rock is in Australia a. Outback 15) Mountain chain along
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