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Russian and Japanese Empires
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Japanese Isolation (1600-1876)
Civil War Tokugawa Ieyasu est. Shogunate Stabilized region forced daimyos to live with him Easier to control
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Japanese Isolation Cut most ties with outside world
couldn’t travel abroad Foreigners expelled from empire Dutch, Chinese merchants allowed in ports Kept Japan up-to-date with technology Economy, population, production grew
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Russian Empire (1480-1917) Overthrew Mongol rule Ivan III 1st Czar
Previously had to pay tribute to Khans Ivan III 1st Czar Refused to pay tribute to Mongols Est. central government, Russian Orthodox Church Czar head of Church Ivan the Terrible grandson of Ivan III Mentally ill, paranoid Rule very chaotic
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Romanov Family Rule Peter the Great most powerful Czar
Obsessed with Western technology, styles Forced men to shave beards, wear “western clothes” Industry developed Science and Math Schools developed St. Petersburg built Window to the West
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