Tokugawa Japan 1600 1868 Tokugawa Japan Tokugawa polity

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Tokugawa Japan 1600 -1868 Tokugawa Japan

Tokugawa Japan 1600 -1868 Tokugawa Japan

Tokugawa polity § How did the Tokugawa regime come into existence? § What recent

Tokugawa polity § How did the Tokugawa regime come into existence? § What recent innovations did it use in establishing its power? § What did the first three shōguns do to stabilize their regime? § How did they neutralize potential opposition? § How did the regime relate to the emperor? § How did the regime relate to the rest of society? § § § What was the role of the samurai? How were local villages governed and taxes collected? How was society understood to be organized? § How did the regime relate to the world beyond Japan? Tokugawa Japan 2

Tokugawa society § How did Japan develop socially and economically in the 1600 s?

Tokugawa society § How did Japan develop socially and economically in the 1600 s? Why? § What changed in the 1700 s? § What can we say about why things changed? § What happened in rural areas? § Evaluate the place of women at this time. Tokugawa Japan 3

Tokugawa thought and culture § What techniques and ideologies did the early shōguns use

Tokugawa thought and culture § What techniques and ideologies did the early shōguns use to assert their authority? § § § What role did Neo-Confucianism play? Why was the Kaitokudō merchant academy important? What are some of the problems that these ideological approaches faced? § What were some of the cultural and artistic forms that flourished at this time? § Kabuki, Bunraku, ukiyō-e, haiku § What problems did the regime begin to face toward the end of the 1700 s? § What were some responses to these problems? Tokugawa Japan 4

The end of the Tokugawa regime § Which countries began pressing Japan for more

The end of the Tokugawa regime § Which countries began pressing Japan for more trade in the early 1800 s? § How did Japan respond? § What did Perry want, and How did he make his request? § How did Japan respond this time, and why? § What did Japan agree to? (50) § How did the new Western trade affect Japan? § What happened in the shōgunal succession of 1857 -8 and why was it important? (52) § Who were the shishi and what role did they play in the end of the Tokugawa? (53) (Totman) § What were their grievances? § How did their stance change over time? (Consider the case of Sakamoto Ryōma. ) § What reforms did the Bakufu take in the 1860 s? (55) Result? § Why did Satsuma and Chōshū rebels play leading roles in bringing down the Bakufu? (Huber) § To what did they owe their strength? Tokugawa Japan 5