EAST ASIA

By: Kyle McKenneyJulian 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.

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 Chinaneeded Europe.

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.

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.

ECONOMIC JAPAN Economy based in agriculture and domestic

trade. Shogunate gained complete

control of outside trade Trade restricted to areas under

direct control of Edo. This protected Japan from any

outsiders.

JAPANESE CULTURE Hierarchy:

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 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 DOCUMENTThe Edicts of the Tokugawa Shogunate:Excerpts from The Edict of 1635 Ordering the Closing of Japan:Addressed to the Joint Bugyō of Nagasaki1. 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

thematter 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 ofyou must order a thorough investigation.…7. If there are any Southern Barbarians (Westerners) who propagate the teachings ofpadres, or otherwise commit crimes, they may be incarcerated in the prison maintained by

theŌmura domain, as was done previously.…10. Samurai are not permitted to purchase any goods originating from foreign ships directlyfrom Chinese merchants in Nagasaki.…

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