EAST ASIA
By: Kyle McKenney
Julian Palmer
10-22-10
HOW DID THEY CHANGE AND
HOW DID THEY ADAPT TO A
CHANGING WORLD?
POLITICAL CHINA
Ming Dynasty originally ruled.
 China fell to peasant and military rebellions.
 Manchu kingdom took over.
 Kept customs to gain legitimacy.
 Banned outside trade.
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ECONOMIC CHINA
Trade was restricted to domestic.
 Pirates often raided or traded with ports.
 China was largely agricultural.
 People tried to bypass trade laws.
 Europe needed
China more than China
needed Europe.
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CHINESE CULTURE
Art flourished during Ming and Qing.
 Art collectors became important.
 Qing had laws about how to dress.
 They forced the Han to wear
ponytails and shaved heads.
 Did this to antagonize Han.
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POLITICAL JAPAN
Comprised of ruling families, daimyos.
 Toyotomi Hideyoshi daimyo took power.
 After him was Tokugawas Ieyasu
took power.
 Government known as
shogunate.
 Capital became Edo.
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ECONOMIC JAPAN
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Economy based in agriculture and domestic trade.
Shogunate gained complete
control of outside trade
Trade restricted to areas under
direct control of Edo.
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This protected Japan from any
outsiders.
JAPANESE CULTURE
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Hierarchy:
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Imperial class
Lordship class
Samurai class
Peasants
Eta (lived in separate villages; “filthy”)
Tokugwa period was time of peace and
prosperity.
Theater was very important to Japan.
There were 5 types: Kabuki, Bunraku,
and Noh.
LANDSCAPE
•Painted by Zhu Da.
•Descended from Ming emperor.
•Fled after Manchu took over.
•He joined a Buddhist
monastery.
•He later returned to become an
artist.
DISCUSSION
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How did China and Japan change, or not change?
How did Zhu Da represent the Chinese mentality?
What would have happened if China/Japan had
opened their borders to Europeans?
PRIMARY DOCUMENT
The Edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate:
Excerpts from The Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan:
Addressed to the Joint Bugyō of Nagasaki
1. Japanese ships are strictly forbidden to leave for foreign countries.
2. No Japanese is permitted to go abroad. If there is anyone who attempts to do so secretly,
he must be executed. The ship so involved must be impounded and its owner arrested, and
the
matter must be reported to the higher authority.
3. If any Japanese returns from overseas after residing there, he must be put to death.
4. If there is any place where the teachings of padres (Christianity) is practiced, the two of
you must order a thorough investigation.
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7. If there are any Southern Barbarians (Westerners) who propagate the teachings of
padres, or otherwise commit crimes, they may be incarcerated in the prison maintained by
the
Ōmura domain, as was done previously.
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10. Samurai are not permitted to purchase any goods originating from foreign ships directly
from Chinese merchants in Nagasaki.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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