1. How do native cultures, customs, and beliefs affect the relationship with colonizers from another place? JAPAN RETURNS TO ISOLATION

2.  1467-1568 “Warring States” Period of Japan  Daimyo, or powerful Samurai controlled large estates  Emperor was simply a figure head  Rival Daimyo fought for land  Was similar to European feudalism A NEW FEUDALISM UNDER STRONG LEADERS

3. SHOGUN!

4.  Oda Nobunaga – Seized capital in 1568  Motto “Rule the Empire by Force”  Could not unite all of Japan  Committed Seppuku after betrayal by one of his own generals.  Toyotomi Hideyoshi continued Nobunaga’s goal of unification NEW LEADERS RESTORE ORDER

5.  Ieyasu Tokugawa completes unification in 1600  Local daimyos still run their lands  Required to live one year in Edo then return home  Family required to stay in Edo  Was used to “tame” the daimyo from rebelling  Tokugawa Shogunate would hold power until 1867 TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE

6.  Tokugawa society was very structured  Social  Emperor – Figurehead  Shogun – Military Leader  Daimyo – Local Leaders  Samurai  Peasants  Merchants  Based on Confucian ideas  Farmers made ideal citizens  Farmers were most taxed and difficult  Many fled to large cities LIFE IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN

7.  By the mid-1700’s life became more urban  Edo, the capital, grew to have 1 million people  Women were able to work in many fields  Entertainment  Textiles  Publishing  Most were still peasant wives  Worked in fields  Cared for children  Managed the household LIFE IN TOKUGAWA JAPAN

8.  Noh dramas – Tragic plays about warriors  Hung paintings based on classical literature  Haiku Poetry  5-7-5 Syllable Poetry  3 Lines  Kabuki Theatre  Elaborate costumes  Plays about daily life CULTURE OF TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE

9.  On a journey, ailing – Tabi ni Yande  My dreams roam about Yume wa Kareno  Over a withered moor. Kagemeguru  Matuo Basho  World History fun  Cannot wait for more homework  I hope it won’t end  David McGregor HAIKU

10.  During the Warring States period traders welcomed  Portugal traded first  Brought weapons, technology, and goods to Japan  Daimyo interested in guns, cannons, etc.  Firearms changed traditional Japanese fighting styles  Samurai would fade  Cannons required more fortification for castles CONTACT BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN

11.  Missionaries(Started 1549) accepted due to association with trade and muskets  Early missionaries very successful and baptize over 300,000 people  Missionaries:  Scorned local beliefs  Got involved in local politics  Ieyasu upset by success  Feared religious uprising  Banned Christianity by 1612  Future uprisings would be blamed on Christianity CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES IN JAPAN

12.  Persecution of missionaries led to the closing of the ports  Leaders did not like European religion and ideas spreading to people  Port in Nagasaki remained open to Dutch and Chinese trade  Shogun had monopoly on all foreign trade through Nagasaki  Japanese forbidden from leaving  Europeans look to the America’s for future trade THE CLOSED COUNTRY POLICY