1. TOKUGAWA JAPAN DURING THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

2. I. Unification  key terms: daimyo, shogun  the Great Unifiers  Nobunaga (Kyoto)  Hideoyoshi (Osaka)  Tokugawa Ieyasu (Edo) map, p. 498  initially, allowed some trade with Europe … but this was gradually eliminated  desired trade goods?  limits on trade – only Dutch allowed to trade at Nagasaki  Jesuit missionaries?  Japanese feudalism ended with Tokugawa rule  role of hostage system?  the “Great Peace” brought the decline of the samurai class Comparison w/China? rulers Europeans trade

3. II. Economic Activities  trade & industry expanded, especially in Edo, Kyoto, & Osaka  development of banking & the use of paper money  emergence of a merchant class  peasants experienced declining profits & rising taxes Comparison w/China? economic activities role of agriculture role of manufacturing

4. III. Class System  rigid class system  at the top were the emperor & the imperial court families, then.... 1. warrior class 2. peasants (farmers) 3. artisans (craftspeople) 4. merchants 5. eta – the outcasts; subject to strict laws  role of women?  lived restricted lives  few rights  child bearers & homemakers Comparison w/China? class system role of women

5. IV. Culture  Five Women Who Loved Love – Ihara Saikaku  poetry of Matsuo Basho  Kabuki theater  men impersonated female characters  exaggerated gestures & actions  elaborately decorated daimyo mansions - Edo  Japanese pottery & ceramics Comparison w/China? literature art

6. V.Korea – The Hermit Kingdom  Yi dynasty  capital: Hanyang (Seoul)  Korean society was modeled after Chinese society  isolation  came under the control of Qing China in 1630s  little contact with Europeans