1. Effects of Exploration in Asia

2. Age of Exploration This era in history brought Europeans into contact with people all over the globe Lands that Europeans traded in included Africa, the Americas, & Asia The reaction of Asians to Europeans differed greatly than Africans and Native Americans

4. EQ: What was the political and social structure in Japan when Europeans arrived? Key Terms: Sengoku, shogun, daimyo, samurai, bushido, seppuku, Oda Nobunaga

5. Japanese Society Feudalism developed in Japan, similar to the social/political system that developed in medieval Europe Feudalism was based on controlling and protecting land; it involved land being granted in exchange for the vow to protect that land from invaders

6. Japanese Feudalism Shogun—landowner, grants land in exchange for loyalty; held most power in Japan Daimyo—military warlords who vowed to protect the land granted by the shogun Samurai—Japanese knights; followed strict code of chivalry called bushido & would commit ritual suicide, seppuku, if honor was lost

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11. There was an emperor in Japan, but throughout the history of the land the emperors were just figureheads Figurehead—person who holds a title of prominence but has no actual power

12. Europeans Arrive European exploration coincides with the Japanese Sengoku—the Warring States Period, 1467 – 1568 Rogue samurai began fighting for control of land, attempting to overthrow their warlords and become daimyo themselves Japanese welcomed initial contact with Europeans. WHY???????? Guns

13. Oda Nobunaga Powerful daimyo who ended the Sengoku when he took over the capital at Kyoto in 1568 Oda’s goal was to control the entire land His motto was “Rule the empire by force”

14. 1575, crushed all rivals with army of 3,000 samurai equipped with muskets (1 st time firearms used successfully in battle in Japan) Did not reach goal of unifying Japan Committed seppuku when his own general turned on him

15. Tokugawa Ieyasu Powerful daimyo, 1 st to unify Japan Became shogun in 1603, moved capital to Edo (modern-day Tokyo)