History Of East Asian Civilizations Japan

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How did Castle towns benefit Japan?

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-Stimulated development of merchant class.
-Contributed to development of elite culture.
-contributed to improvement of transporation and communication lines

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Oda Nobunaga

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-new mass warfare (introduced guns), castle construction.
-in commerce and trade he ordered unification of weights and measurements abolished barriers that restricted free trade.
-Attacks on Buddhist monastaries.

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Toyotimi Hideyoshi

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-Issued the three clause edict

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What are the three catageries of daimyo?

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Shimpan, Fudai and Tozama

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Shimpan daimyo

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Tokugawa branch families who bore the Tokugawa surname.

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Fudai daimyo

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these daimyo pledge allegiance to Ieyasu prior to the Battle of Sekegahar.

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Tozama daimyo

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Achieved daimyo status under Oda Nobunaga or Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Were not allies of Ieyasu until after the Battle of Sekigahara.

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Alternate Attendance System

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All daimyo obliged to alternate their residence periodically between their domains and Edo; wives and children remained as hostage when daimyo returned to his domain; forced to build and maintain houses in Edo for family and retainer; a constant drain on the economic resources of the daimyo.

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Seclusion

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prohibited daimyo from contact with foreigners.

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Ieyasu issued the Seven-Clause edict which ...

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Restricted the activities of the emperor.

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Shimabara Rebellion

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Japanese Christians led by masterless samurai,rebelled against local daimyo who levied excessive taxes on Christians and attempted to suppress Christians

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Genroku Period

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A time when Japanese culture flourished. Creativity amongst the town people. The introduction of Kabuki,Haiku, Bunraku(puppet show), erotic novels, woodblock prints and painting.