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Feudal System

Emperor


Shogun/General


Daimyo/Landowners


Samurai hired to control rebels


Peasant


Artisan

Time range

794 AD - 1869 AD

Main Islands

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikako, Kyushu

2 major geographical features

80% is mountains


Short rivers-bad for inland travel

Climate

Tropical in southern regions


Cold/frozen in northern regions

Key words/phrases

Archipelagio-ark-i-PEL-ə-goh


Tokugawa shogunate-last shogunate-1603-1867


Emperor Kammu

Neighbouring countries

Korea, Russia, China

Capital

Heian/Kyoto

Westernisation

1543-Portuguese arrive


1587-Christian missionaries expelled


1639-Foreigners banned from the mainland


1641-Japanese subjects banned from leaving


1720-Ban on foreign book lifted temporarily


collapse of Shogun=more westerners

Extras

Shoguns were descendants of Yamato emperors


Buddhism firmly established


Also known as the classic period


Capital City/Farming communities