1. Why did the Tokugawa shogunate close Japan to foreign influence?
Type your answer here. Tokugawa shogunate closed Japan to foreign influence to avert the spread of Christianity. When Jesuit missionaries attempted to enter Japan, he got suspicious. Instead of letting them in, he decided to close Japan from any Christians and/or Jesuits along with other foreigners. Foreigners were sharply limited going to Japan. Emperor Ieyasu wanted Japan only for Japanese.
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2. Write a short paragraph that identifies the Russian leader who came to power at the age of three and earned the nickname “the Terrible.” Describe three things for which he is remembered.
Type your answer here. The Russian leader, Ivan IV, as known as Ivan the Terrible, was remembered for a patron of arts and trade and founder of the Moscow Print Yard. He is also remembered for his paranoia and arguably harsh treatment of the Russian nobility.
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There are two major branches of Islam. Write a short paragraph identifying the two branches. Explain why Islam split and describe the relationship between the two branches, then and now.
Type your answer here. The two major branches of Islam are Sunni and Shi 'a. Islam split after the death of Muhammad when they questioned who would lead the Muslims. The relationship between the two branches is their different interpretations of the Koran and the succession to Muhammad. Ninety-percent of Muslims are Sunni and they believe in more traditional values, such as, the Koran may not be added to or taken from, than the Shi 'a. Shi 'a believe the Koran is unauthentic and, unlike the Sunni, offer their own views of its doctrine.
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4. Leaders in China and Japan decided to cut off contact with other countries. They closed their borders and turned inward. Explain their reasons for doing so and name at least two results of their decisions.
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Japan didn’t open to foreigners until the mid-19th century. Japan quickly realized the situation and began to modernize and westernize as fast as possible. Japan wanted to be strong enough to resist domination of western imperialists who wanted Japan for their own. Japan also wanted to become the strongest Asian country. Japan’s tactics of rapid modernization succeeded, and kept the country and government independent of foreign control.
In 1938, Japan announced its plan to constitute a new order in East Asia (Doc C). In this new order, the rule of the Japanese emperor would be drawn-out over Earth. This was a driving force for Japan’s invasion because of their ambitious desires. By damaging an American naval base, it gave Japan the ability to also occupy China and Manchuria leading to a rise in their military power (Doc C). Japan’s presence in more of East Asia brought them one step closer to expanding their authority.
Throughout Russia’s history, there have been many rulers that tried to manage their country in different ways. Even though, all of these rulers had their own unique ways of ruling, all of them were seen as terrible by the people. This eventually led to a tipping point for the Russian citizens and the Russian Revolution took place. The goal for these people was to gain freedom from their oppressive czar but instead, they got an even worse leader. Joseph Stalin was a leader of the Soviet Union from 1929 to 1953 and he was known for his ability to strike fear into people.
The Meiji Era of Japanese history was a significant period of time that saw the shifting of Japan into a Western-oriented nation. In order to maintain pace with surrounding countries and their development, the Japanese consolidated their approach in order to compete and benefit from other nations. Beginning in 1868, this long-term event initially intended to shift Imperial rule to Japan. Beginning in 1868 and although there had been an emperor prior to the Meiji restoration period, this era strengthened the political system under the Emperor of Japan. The Japanese mainly relied on imported ideals during restoration in order emulate Western nations who, in the Japanese eyes were advanced and powerful.
Through this separation caused a disconnection between families in their tribes. Similar to how Africans were mistreated so were the Koreans by the Japanese people. Presented in Doc# 8,”The Korean people were forced to change their family names into Japanese names...worship Japanese gods. ”Meaning they wanted to completely wipe away the Korean culture and to spread their influence. Moreover, since most countries were practicing expansionism, Japan realized it needed to adapt as well to the new order.
There are many nations that are continuously changing. Japan is one of the nation that is continually changing not only economy, but also the culture. According to the book, “the Western world was increasingly impinging upon Japan..” which result isolation from Europe and American. In the document 19.1 it stated, “We have issued instructions on how to deal with foreign ships on numerous occasions up to the present”. This have shown that the Japanese have isolated from foreign.
After the Prophet by Lesley Hazleton is a narrative history that tells you about the cause of the split in between Muslims. The Sunnis and The Shias. Hazleton does this in three main chapters that circulate around the people that mainly cause the Sunni-Shia ordeal. Prophet Muhammad, Ali, and Hussein. When the Prophet Muhammad dies after an illness, his followers were at loss of an irreplaceable leader.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi influenced the Japanese society in many ways One of the biggest ways Toyotomi Hideyoshi changed society is that he unified the whole of Japan. But where it all stared was when he was sent out of his home when he was a boy and became a page to a retainer of the daimyo in the province Tōtōmi. Toyotomi Hideyoshi first rise to power was when he overthrew two powerful daimyos and became the lord of Nagahama. This was a key part to his life because if he didn’t overthrow the daimyos he would still be a page. He then went on to invade the Bitchū province, which gave him a massive place to set up his empire.
Even with the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and their laws that prohibited westerners. No countries wanted to take control over Japan. Rumours of coal being found in Japan sparked an interest in trade for the US. They did their naval superiority to force Japan to sign treaties which gave their people certain diplomatic privileges in Japan. (affairs)
In Japan, Europeans traders and missionaries were welcomed at first. But due to the disrespect of the new christian
Even more than the emperor. While the emperor was the face of Japan the shogun was the main leader and the milliary leader of Japan. The Shogun needed to keep Japan isolated to maintain power, his fear of Westernization, and to keep the Japanese culture. Maintain power The particular reason the shogun wanted to keep isolated was that the shogun wanted to maintain his power over Japan he also wanted to keep japans culture.
“To guard against external influence, they also worked to close off Japanese society from Westernizing influences, particularly Christianity. When the Tokugawa shogunate grew increasingly weak by the mid-19th century, two powerful clans joined forces in early 1868 to seize power as part of an “imperial restoration” named for Emperor Meiji.” This restoration was the beginning of the end of feudalism, or the way of structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labour, in Japan. The Tokugawa regime acted to exclude missionaries because of suspicion of foreign intervention and colonialism. Eventually, they issued a complete ban on Christianity in Japan.
Elliot Guereca & Gustavo Sanchez 6th Period Japanese Imperialism in Korea “ Japan saw itself as having to protect Korea from foreign countries” During the 18th and early 19th century the world experienced new changes in world powers with imperialist countries and countries who experienced imperialism. One example of this would be Japanese imperialism in Korea during 1910-1945, a 35 year harsh change in Korea’s culture, impacting both countries in negative and positive ways in the years to come. Everything started during the Meiji period, a period where Japan saw change within its government creating a centralized bureaucracy.
Christianity and Islam share many similarities with a few fundamental differences. Both religions follow monotheism, though in Islam it is much stricter. Jesus and Gabriel are focal points for Christianity and Islam respectively. God and Allah stand for the same higher power and basis for religion. In Islam, the five pillars are the main difference just as Mary is the mother of Jesus and the beginning of the Christian religions teachings.
Mention some early divisions within Muslim community. The division of the methodologically in approaching Quran and Sunna into two main schools: Ahl al-hadith and Ahl al-ra’y. Ahl al-hadith are the one that insisted of the literal explanation of Qura’n and the Prophet Muhammad’s hadiths and actions. Ahl al-ra’y are the one that use logic and reasons as a source of Islamic law.