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16 Cards in this Set
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The Manchus
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Ruler of China during Qing dynasty
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The Son of Heaven
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Emperor of China
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Kangxi
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One of the greatest emperors, part of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. He expanded territories and defeated major enemies
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Qianlong's Letter to King George
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China's denial of Britain being able to trade in China's waters...strained the two empires' relationship
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The Tokugawa Shogunate
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Strict class system (from top): samurai, farmers, artisans, and traders. New conflicting taxes led to nobles, samurais and peasants turning on each other.
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The Closed Country Edict
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Eliminated Catholic influence, and enforced strict government rules and regulations to impose these ideas. Brought Japan purposefully closer to seclusion
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China
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Didn't trade with outside world, kept it internal, agricultural based economy. Didn't want to change, Europe wanted to get into its economy and trade, used Opium to do that. China eventually fell due to arrogance, and selfishness, all of which could have been avoided.
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Scholar Bureaucrats
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Civil servants appointed by the Emperor of China
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The Opium Wars
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Climax of trade dispute between China and Great Britain. Britain's smuggling of opium into China, despite harsh laws led to open warfare in which China lost.
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Qianlong
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One of the emperors in the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. Began prosperously, but ultra conservative views led to decline in later years
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Daimyo
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Powerful territorial lords in pre-modern Japan who ruled most of the country from their vast, hereditary land holdings. Leaders of clans
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Shoguns
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A military rank and historical title for Hereditary Commanders in Chief of the Armed Forces of Japan
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Confucianism
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A Chinese ethical and philosophical system developed from the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It focuses on human morality and right action.
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The Treaty of Nanking
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An unequal treaty which marked the end of the First Opium War between the British and Qing Empires of 1839-42. The treaties forced china to lower its tariffs.
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Bakufu
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Shogunate - A shogun's office or administration
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Tokugawa control of Daimyo
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Controlled Daimyo with strict laws forbidding them to gain any power or come close together. This hereby eliminated any chance of a Daimyo uprise.
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