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1. Emperor
2. Shogun
3. Daimyo
4. Samurai
5. Peasants
6. Artiesians
7. Merchants
Although the emperor is ranked number 1, Shoguns were actually the rulers.

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-Tokugawa Ieyasu completed Japan's Unification.
-He defeated his rivals in the 1600s at the battle of Sekigahara. His victory earned him the loyalty of daimyo throughout Japan.
-3 years later, he became a shogun/sole ruler.
-He then moved Japan's capital to a small fishing village which turned into Tokyo later on.
-In-Mid 1700s, Japan began to turn into an Urban society
-The small village called "Edo" grew and might have been the biggest city in the world with more than 1 million people.

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An ocean voyage.
As waves break over the bow,
the sea welcomes me.

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3 Things that Portuguese Brought to Japan

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3 Things that Portuguese Brought to Japan

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1. Ships
2. Merchants
3. Technology
4. Weapons (Firearms)
5. Clocks
6. Eyeglasses

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Christian missionaries were accepted into Japan, but when they started to cause a threat, Tokugawa Ieyasu banned Christianity. After he died, Christianity continued off and on for 2 decades. In 1637, an uprising occurred of about 30,000 peasants. After that, Shoguns ruthlessly persecuted Christians. And other missionaries were killed or driven out of Japan.

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What did the Europeans have that the Japanese wanted?

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What did the Europeans have that the Japanese wanted?

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Really good trade items that they could benefit really well from. Because of that, they left one port open in Nagasaki