https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4 Made with a little mischief en-us 2020-10-02 18:57:08 UTC 2025-10-06 23:13:16 UTC hello@padlet.com 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798847757 The Emperor of Tokugawa Japan is considered just a figurehead.  The actual ruler and most important was the shogun because he was a supreme military commander. The order of ranking after the ruler was first, daimyo - the powerful landholding samurai. Second samurai warriors and lastly the peasants and artisans.  Peasants made four-fifths of the population and merchants the were last.  The merchants slowly became more important as the economy grew.]]> 2020-10-02 18:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798847757 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798850375 As the fall season begins
The leaves begin to fall 
The air takes my breath away
Along with the beautiful colors

]]> 2020-10-02 18:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798850375 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798851259 In 1549, Christian missionaries came into Japan. They noticed parts of the christian beliefs was impacting traditional japanese beliefs. For decades they struggled with christianity and later believed that christianity was the root of the problem. Christians were then killed and drivin out of Japan and were added to the exclusion policy of the country. ]]> 2020-10-02 18:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798851259 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798852703 Japan has been isolated from 1639 - 1853. The people were forbidden to leave.The borders were closed except for one port called the nagasaki. They traded with the Dutch and Chinese merchants. Nagasaki is also known for the home of the largest catholic church in east Asia. ]]> 2020-10-02 18:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798852703 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798852984 The europeans wanted to colonize and change their culture. ]]> 2020-10-02 18:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/798852984 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/800925231 Gold, tobacco and firearms were a few of the goods brought to Japan from the portuguese merchants. The item that made the most impact was firearms which changed the honored tradition of the japanese warrior with them only using the sword. Many Jappnies lost their lives due to this change.]]> 2020-10-04 15:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/800925231 24warnertm https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/800925311 I learned that Tokugawa leyasu was the shogun. He merged the nations of Japan in 1600. Traditional entertainment started to get competitive to the city's from art, drama and literature. The people started to read haiku which was poetry that presented images rather than ideas.    ]]> 2020-10-04 15:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/24warnertm/5vgvu8fuex2qc8q4/wish/800925311