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-Not all of the shogun who followed tokugawa liked this contact with the world though some people fear that japan will become too much europe
-In 1630s japan shut them self from the rest of the world
- Japan rulers also banned guns from japan
- They feared that peasants with guns, may defeat the samurai armies

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History project presents the isolation of japan.

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-The first leader was named Oda nobunaga
-He gave his soldiers guns that had been brought to japan by Portuguese traders
-With these weapons oda easily defeated his, enemies
-When oda, died a new leader named Tokugawa Ieyasu had conquer his enemies
- In 1603 the emperor made Tokugawa a, shogun from edo (Tokyo) ruled all of japan
-In 1868 japan started trading with other countries

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Uploaded by Stephanie Gorges on 2016-01-18.

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-after the mongol invasion , the emperor of japan were tired having no saying in the government , they began to attack the shoguns
- At the same time daimyo, The nobles who owned much of japan's land ,fought to break free of the shogun's for power small wars broke out all over japan.
-In the 1400s the shogun lost most of their authority.
- The daimyo was ruled much of japan

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-One of the greatest challenges that the shoguns had to face was the mongol invasions
-China's emperor kublai khan  sent an army to conquer the island in 1274.
-japan sent an troop to attack the mongols
-when the mongols army tried to attack the japanese troop were aided by a storm. the storm . the storm sank many mongols ships so the mongols had to retreat.
-In 1281 the mongols try to invade japan but once again japan's weather help defeat the mongols

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Learn about how the Mongols tried to invade Japan and the crazy events that ensued.

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-Bushido has influenced many common people even the modern times it still influenced today
- Loyal, dedication,honor and discipline still remains very important in modern japan
-the Bushido had 7 virtures

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-All samurai had to follow a strict set of rules that taught them how to have manners
-the samurai code was known as Bushido which meant "The way of the warrior"
-both men and women from samurai families had to follow the samurai code too.
-The Bushido requires the samurai to brave and honorable fighters
-Both men and women from samurai families need how to learn how to fight.(Men had to learn how to fight for wars and women need how to learn to fight for protection)
-Samurai were expected to live simple and disciplined lives.
-they believed that self-discipline  made them better warriors
-to improve their discipline they did peaceful rituals that require concentration
-Many warriors adopted Zen Buddhism which focused on stressed discipline and meditation
-Obeying his master was very important to the sense of a samurais's honor.
-If samurai lost his honor, disobeying his master,losing a fight or failing to protect his lord it was very likely that the samurai would commit suicide than living with shame

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National Geographic BBC | | Samurai Warrior

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Bushido - The Way of Life and Code / Value System of the Japanese Samurai Warriors. Bushido is so wonderfully unique for the reason that it emphasizes personal glory and honor, but which can only be gained through selfless and loyal service to a lord; the two contrasting attitudes of loyal service and personal glory combine to create this class of warrior nobility, the Samurai, that continue to represent the Japanese culture even today, hundreds of years after their existence.

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-Under the shogun, who were military rulers, samurai became more central to Japanese society. As result to this many samurai enjoyed  many social privileges
-Common people respected a samurai and anyone who did disrespect a samurai could be kill.
-Samurais couldn't attend to theaters since which were consider beneath then they also couldn't take part in trade or commerce.

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-Japan's  large landowners were daimyo
-Daimyo hired samurais to protect their land and some paid the samurai with food or even land
-Most samurai came from nobles families
-The word samurai comes from a japanese word "to serve"
-all samurai were required to be loyal to their lords
-Only the strongest samurais got land and weakest got food ( mostly rice)

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A Demonstration of Perfect Samurai Swordsmanship

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The daughter of grand master Tanaka demonstrates her sword-handling skills using stalks of bamboo - which are said to have the same density as human bone. From: SAMURAI HEADHUNTERS http://bit.ly/1pa7lZ3