Shogun Japan

AKS 39a

Formation and Impact of Tokugawa Shogunate on policies and Society in Japan.

Open Ended

What do you know about Japan? What do you think of ?

Japanese Context

We don't really have any. We have really not mentioned Japan so far in this class...for good reason. Until the 1400s Japan is an unstable chaotic collection of rival regional rulers. However, the Shogunate Era changes that.

Tokugawa Shogunate

• late 1500s Japan is unified under new Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu

• Japanese fuedal system is established

• Urbanism sweeps through Japan

• Slightly open doors to outside world

• golden age for Japanese culture and art

Cultural Impacts of Shogun Era

• Haiku Poetry

• Samurai craftsmen artifacts

• Kabuki theatre

• Architectural style (building designs)

• Development of Zen Buddhism

• Beautiful Watercolor paintings

Poll

What is Zen?

• inner peace

• tranquility and calmness

• being at one with the world around you

• spiritual relaxation

• satisfying the soul

Now We are gonna Write some Haiku Poetry!

Link will be given out by Mr. Wilkes

Context

• Flashback: last time we visited China was during the Yuan Dynasty, which was run by Mongols in late 1200s-1300s, but what happens after that?

• The Yuan, like the mongols, collapsed pretty rapidly and new dynasties begin appearing in the region.

Ming Dynasty

• Took over mid 1300s after the Yuan until mid 1600s

• Get Rich or Die Trying Empire (opened up trade and exports in huge way)

• one of most stable, but also one of most autocratic dynasties

• Major emphasis on conservative values of Confucianism especially civil service examination

• Builders of the majority of today's great wall (for obvious reasons)

• Population skyrocketed in China

Primary source passage on Ming and foreigners

Qing Dynasty

• final dynasty of China

• mid 1600s to early 1900s

• ruled by Manchu (ethnic minority invaders from northern region of China)

• forced Han Chinese to adopt their cultural norms such as hairstyle and clothing

• sort of a hijacked dynasty and overall not very successful

youtube video and primary source shogun writings