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1. What is it?

Sakoku was the foreign policy of japan under which no foreigner could enter or leave the country on penalty of death.

2. Why was it important?

It was important at the time because this meant that there could be no trading done with japan and any other countries. This also meant that if a famine hit Japan most of the population would starve and die.

3. When was it?

The Sakoku was introduced by Tokugawa who was the Shogun of Japan during the 17th century. This particular policy was enacted in 1633 and remained in effect until 1868.

A 17th century European engraving depicting a Dutch tributary embassy to the Tokugawa's residence. With the change to isolationism the bakufu sought to create a tribute system with China as the model.

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In a feudal society like Japan, land ownership meant power. The shogun, his relatives and the inner daimyo controlled the regions of strategic importance of Japan, while less important areas were left to the outer daimyo. This naturally made the outer daimyo resentful towards the shogun, who was equally distrustful of them.

By far the largest group in the population was the peasants, who were legally bound to work on the land of their daimyo. At the bottom of the society were the chonin. This group included craftspeople, artisans, and merchants. Business and money lending was not thought of as a noble pursuit, but the wealth and influence of those in this group increased during the Edo period, when new business opportunities arose due to the large numbers of travelling society.

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 Deshima: Deshima, or Dejima in Japanese, was a small man made island in Nagasaki Bay. Deshima was the sole conduit of trade between Europe and Japan from 1641 to 1845.

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 Deshima: Deshima, or Dejima in Japanese, was a small man made island in Nagasaki Bay. Deshima was the sole conduit of trade between Europe and Japan from 1641 to 1845.

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1. Kyoto was once the capital of japan, it is a city on one of the many islands in japan.

2. One of the reasons why kyoto is important is that is was the capital of japan for 1 thousand years. It also has some special temples on the island.

3. The city of kyoto is on the island of honshu

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1 Chonin was a social class in Tokugawa period (1800 to 1996) which was made up of Merchants and Craftsmen.

2 They transported things like rice for the Daimyo and the Samurai and had many items for trade. This brought them from the bottom of the social heirarchy and close to the top due to their cooperation with the leading social figures/

3 The Chonin originated in Edo in the late 1700’s and lasted through to the mid 1900’s.

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The bakufu was the military government of Japan between 1192 and 1868, headed by the shogun. Prior to 1192, the bakufu was responsible only for warfare and policing, and was firmly subordinate to the imperial court.

Over thea bakufu in 1192, the shoguns became the effective rulers of Japan, while the emperors were mere figureheads.

between 1192 and 1868, headed by the shogun.

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1. The Edo period was a time of peace and stability followed by warfare.

2. The Edo period is important because it was a time of extraordinary expansion in the national economy.

3. The Edo period happened between 1615-1868.

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Who is it?

born 1536, the died 1598.

Hideyoshi commanded the troops at the Battle of Anegawa in 1570 and was active in Nobunaga's campaigns against the Asai and Asakura.

He was a preeminent warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier"

Why was he important?

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(in feudal Japan) one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun. Daimyo, any of the largest and most powerful landholding magnates in Japan from about the 10th century until the latter half of the 19th century. Outer Daimyo were considered outsiders by the rulers of Japan because they didn’t agree to support the Tokugawa.

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edo was the capital city of japan

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A daimyo was an archaic lord that lived in the 12th to 19th century. They usually owned large amounts of land and vassals of the shogun. Every daimyo would hire an army of samurai warriors to protect the lands and families.

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What is it/who was it?

The Meiji Restoration of 1868 took power from the warlords that had been the de facto rulers of Japan and consolidated it under the Emperor Meiji. With the Restoration came many changes, including the creation of a modern, western-style, conscripted army in 1873. The famous Samurai, who despite making up only 10% of the Japanese population, and who wielded a tremendous amount of power, lost their right to be the nation's only armed force, and eventually, even their right to wear a sword in public.

Why is it important?

The samurai (or bushi) were the warriors of premodern Japan. They later made up the ruling military class that eventually became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows, spears and guns, but their main weapon and symbol was the sword.

Where is it/When dates was it?

The Samurai period  was  around, 1185/1868

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1. Shogun was a title given to the country’s top military commander and the title was given the emperor.

2. The shogun title was important as it controlled the foreign policy, military and feudal patronage.

3. The shogun title was first given to Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192 and the final shogun ruled until 1867 and all the shogun ruled in Japan.

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- Tokugawa Shogunate was the last feudal Japanese military government. The head of the government was the shogun and each was a member of the Tokugawa clan.

- The Tokugawa period is important because it introduced economical growth and was a time of internal peace and political stability.

- It existed between 1600 - 1868.

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. A group of catholics who follows the  society of Jesus and  witness across cultures in education, theological scholarship, and missionary work.

. It is important since  Jesuit missionaries tried to imperialism Japan .They were conquering armies to spain  by subjugating  them and this is one aspect of imperialism in Asia and  therefore  Jesuit missionaries are considered important.

.They arrived in Japan in 1549