Tokugawa Ieyasu

As the European world is in descending into general peril during the 15th and 16th centuries, a multitude of precarious variables are bearing havoc onto the region, providing inordinate reasons and motivations for the Europeans to venture westward into a new world. Among certain motivations for European exploration include: a quest for a homogenously Christian-European region, a sheer onslaught of pandemonium brought by the bubonic pandemic of the 1500’s, and the search for new spice trade…

An Unexpected Endemic Disease: The Internal Modernity Crisis of Samurai in Modern Japan If a survey were conducted across the globe that asked participants to describe what they felt was the defining characteristic of Japanese culture, the Japanese samurai would most likely be the top response. In modern Japan, the legacy of the medieval samurai is at the heart of the Japanese culture. Depictions of samurai’s absolute loyalty, high regard for honor, and continual analysis of shame, can be…

First, in 1587, Toyotomi Hideyoshi publicized his desire to ban Catholicism in Japan, which was put into effect by Tokugawa shogunate, the feudal Japanese military government, in 1614. Toyotomi Hideyoshi assumed power following the previous leader Oda Nobunaga and worked towards the goal of unifying Japan. Hideyoshi saw the Catholic Church in Japan as “not only a religion…

Topic: The function of Bakufu system in history of Japan Nowadays, people pay more attention to the historical event, and some historical event are unique in the whole world, such as the Chinese emperor control whole china so long time, or the peculiar system at Japan called “the Bakufu system”, this system began at 1185. At 1185, the family of “Taira” fought with the family of “Minamoto”, this two family are the Samurai family at that period, this battle during late Heian-period, and this…

Immigration into Medieval Japan was very hard for foreigners. In 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu became the ruler of the entire country. Early in his rule, all foreigners were forced out of the country. Japan was isolated from the rest of the world until 1853 when Commodore Matthew C. Perry forced Japan to open its doors. If you was caught trying to sneak around the Japanese borders it is very likely that you could get in very much trouble or even killed. This is still very true in many border patrol…

Brandon Wiggins English III Mrs. Briscoe 12 April 2017 Samurai Samurai were fierce warriors who were known to the Japanese history from shogun to ronin. shogun meaning master, ronin meaning samurai without a master. loosely translated it means "masterless samurai". samurai were the cops of their time after they were told to live in castles of the village. They were the cops of their time because they were the only ones who could carry swords in…

and what period/s were these called? It was during the Edo, or the Tokugawa period that the Samurai class ruled Japan. The Edo period was from 1603 to 1868. Question 4)What is…

Europe: So at the beginning of the early modern era the european rulers were more aware and knew that there was other stuff out there so the rulers start sponsoring expeditions. In this portuguese led the way in this, an example of this kind of ruler was Henry the Navigator who sponsored many expeditions. The spanish king also sponsored a very important expedition, the one of Christopher columbus who discovered the americas. The theory of mercantilization spurred colonization. The spanish…

There were many things happening in the world during Shakespeare so much history taking place building important depth in how society is either influenced or even how it’s run due to improvement or advancement in today's technology.There will be three subject I will be talking about and they are Europe,Asia,and the topic of religion.The first one will be about Europe more specifically How England was back then.Queen Elizabeth dies at age 69 in the year 1603 causing them to select a new king…

Did you know that samurai followed an unwritten code called bushido that still exists today? This is just one of the impacts Japanese samurai have left behind. First, samurai were needed throughout Japan for protection and battle. Second, samurai have changed many times over the history of Japan. Finally, samurai have had an important impact on Japan. Without the samurai, the government and lifestyle of Japan would be entirely different. First of all, samurai were needed all over japan. They…