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The emperor was at the top of society, but thats just for publicity. The real ruler of Japan was the shogun. Below him were the daimyo, they were samurais that owned land. Japanese warriors were next. The peasants come next. Merchants were at the bottom but that soon changed after the europeans arrived.

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Tokugawa unified Japan in the 1600s. The Tokugawa empire banned christianity and kicked out the europeans. They ruled Japan for 250 years.

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The Portuguese brought Eyeglasses, Tobacco and firearms to Japan. I think Firearms made the most impact on the Japanese because it made the traditional Samurai swords useless, many Japanese did not like that and thought that combat was not honorable with a firearm.

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When the Europeans came to Japan they found an opportunity to spread Christianity. when they tried, the Japanese did not like that they were trying to replace their traditional Buddhist Beliefs. The Japanese exiled europeans and banned Christianity.

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The Europeans wanted something that Japan had, Trade with china.