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The Japanese had the ability to trade with China and Southeast Asia. The Europeans wanted to be able to trade with China and Southeast Asia so they traded with Japan to try and get trade from China.

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At first Tokugawa Ieyasu only banned Christianity from Japan, but in 1637 the Japanese believed Christians were a threat because so many rebels were Christians, so they decided to kill and persecute all Christians in Japan.

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3 items that the Portuguese brought to Japan were clocks, tobacco, and firearms. Firearms impacted Japan the most because their traditional weapon was a sword. Many people died because they tried to use a sword instead of a gun.

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In the very hot desert

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1.  Tokyo used to be a small fishing village, but grew into a huge city.
2. Noh dramas were a big part of the culture back then.
3. The people of Japan enjoyed reading realistic fiction, that were typically about the hard parts of life.

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1. Emperor
2. Shogun
3. Daimyo
4. Samurai Warriors
5. Peasants/artisans
6. Merchants
Although the Emperor is the first in ranking the Shogun is the one who really was ruling Japan.