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What did the Japanese have that Europe wanted?

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What did the Japanese have that Europe wanted?

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The European traders wanted to get involved with Japan due to its connection to China. This would allow the Europeans to get even more trade then they had before

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Japan was isolated from Europe until the 16th century. At that time the Europeans were exploring for many reasons. Japan traded with Portugal because of their many advancements. Nagasaki is known for its beautiful land with volcanoes and offshore islands.

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The Shogun hated christian beliefs. It took awhile for him to get rid of it since we wanted the European trade. The technology was helping him so much he wanted to try and keep the trade. Eventually he banned Christianity and worked to get rid of it in his country.

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The portuguese sold weapons, eyeglasses, tobacco, and clocks to Japan. The firearms had the most impact due to the tradition of swords and samurai.

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Ocean far and wide
as far as the eye can see
deep blue sea of life

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To be honest I had no Idea the Emperor was not the true leader of Japan but apparently that is the case. Edo was a power base and a small fishing village which became Tokyo. I also didn't know that samurai were paid military personnel

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The Emperor was the highest ranked person in Japan. However he was only a face for the country. The real power was in the Shogun. The Shogun was a military leader and was the true leader. after that was the Land holding Samurai. Then it was the Samurai warriors, artisans, peasants, and then the lowest was the merchants.