Japan+1450-1750

CHART: Japan 1450-1750 NAME: Cliff Ritter PERIOD: 5 DATE: 2/9/11 · **Leaders, Elites** · **State Structure** · **War** · **Diplomacy, Treaties** · **Courts, Laws** || ** Shogunates and daimyo ruled the state. The warriors for the daimyo were samurai. ** · **Type of System** · **Technology, Industry** · **Trade, Commerce** · **Capital/Money** · **Types of Businesses** || ** Silver-generated profits was used by the Tokugawa shoguns to defeat rival feudal lords. ** · **Holy Books** · **Beliefs, Teachings** · **Conversion** · **Sin/Salvation** · **Deities** || ** The second half of the 16th century saw about 300,000 Christian converts. ** · **Family** · **Gender Relations** · **Social Classes** · **Inequalities** · **Life Styles** || ** Shoguns and merchant class allied with one another. ** · **Art, Music** · **Writing, Literature** · **Philosophy** · **Math & Science** · **Education** ||  || · **Location** · **Physical** · **Movement** · **Human/Environment** · **Region** || ** Island in Southeast Asia. Fragmented cities across the land. ** ||
 * =POLITICAL=
 * Tokugawa Shogunate “unitied” Japan and ended the violent civil wars. Kept peace throughout Japan for 250 years. **
 * Daimyo later were prevented by the Shogulolnate from gaining too much land b/c land = power** ||
 * =ECONOMIC=
 * Relationship between shoguns and merchants allowed the development of a market-based economy. **
 * Tokugawa shogunate banned most European traders. ** ||
 * == RELIGIOUS ==
 * Shintoism **
 * Confucianism ** ||
 * == SOCIAL ==
 * Families practiced late marriages, abortion and infanticide in order to slow to population growth. **
 * Social classes: Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Peasant, Merchant ** ||
 * == INTELLECTUAL, artS ==
 * == NEAR: GEOGRAPHY ==

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