Feudalism

Japan and Europe

Feudalism

Political system of local government based on the

granting of land in return for loyalty military

assistance and other services

Japan--Europe

Emperor

Shogun

Daimyo Daimyo

Samurai Samurai Samurai Samurai

King

Lords

Knights

Daimyo =vassal lords or warrior chieftains

Feudalism

Political system of local government based on the

granting of land in return for loyalty military

assistance and other services

Japan--Europe

Emperor

Shogun

Daimyo Daimyo

Samurai Samurai Samurai Samurai

King

Lords

Knights

Daimyo =vassal lords or warrior chieftains

Japan--Europe

Emperor

Shogun

Daimyo Daimyo

Samurai Samurai Samurai Samurai

King

Lords

Knights

Daimyo =vassal lords or warrior chieftains

Feudal

Society in

Japan

The emperor

reigned but did not

always rule

Feudal

Society in

Europe

European knight Samurai Warrior Some were women

vs

Medieval Warriors

Japanese Feudalism lasted

over 600 years from the

12th to the 19th centuries

How long did European

feudalism last

From the 6th to the 14th centuries

Feudal

Society in

Europe

European knight Samurai Warrior Some were women

vs

Medieval Warriors

Japanese Feudalism lasted

over 600 years from the

12th to the 19th centuries

How long did European

feudalism last

From the 6th to the 14th centuries

European knight Samurai Warrior Some were women

vs

Medieval Warriors

Japanese Feudalism lasted

over 600 years from the

12th to the 19th centuries

How long did European

feudalism last

From the 6th to the 14th centuries

Japanese Feudalism lasted

over 600 years from the

12th to the 19th centuries

How long did European

feudalism last

From the 6th to the 14th centuries

Religion- Japan

bull Buddhism

ndash no longer reserved for the

scholars and monks

ndash Popular among ordinary people

bull Zen Buddhism

ndash emphasized personal

enlightenment through discipline

and meditation

ndash Tea Ceremony

ndash Architectural influence

ndash Gardens used for meditation

within temples

Religion- Europe

bull Catholicism

influences all

aspects of life

bull Focus on the

afterlife not the

harsh life in this

world

bull Great Cathedrals

Oda Nobunaga 1534-1582

bull Daimyo

bull Seized capital at Kyoto

bull ldquoRule the Empire by forcerdquo

bull Used firearms to gain victory

bull Committed seppuku bdquoritual suicide‟ when one of his generals turned on him

Hideyoshi bull1590 brings most of

Japan under his control

bullFailed to conquer Korea

and China

Tokugawa Ieyasu

bull 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun

bull Moved capital to Edo

bull Strong centralized

government

bull Tokugawa Shogunate

ruled until 1867

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Religion- Europe

bull Catholicism

influences all

aspects of life

bull Focus on the

afterlife not the

harsh life in this

world

bull Great Cathedrals

Oda Nobunaga 1534-1582

bull Daimyo

bull Seized capital at Kyoto

bull ldquoRule the Empire by forcerdquo

bull Used firearms to gain victory

bull Committed seppuku bdquoritual suicide‟ when one of his generals turned on him

Hideyoshi bull1590 brings most of

Japan under his control

bullFailed to conquer Korea

and China

Tokugawa Ieyasu

bull 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun

bull Moved capital to Edo

bull Strong centralized

government

bull Tokugawa Shogunate

ruled until 1867

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Oda Nobunaga 1534-1582

bull Daimyo

bull Seized capital at Kyoto

bull ldquoRule the Empire by forcerdquo

bull Used firearms to gain victory

bull Committed seppuku bdquoritual suicide‟ when one of his generals turned on him

Hideyoshi bull1590 brings most of

Japan under his control

bullFailed to conquer Korea

and China

Tokugawa Ieyasu

bull 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun

bull Moved capital to Edo

bull Strong centralized

government

bull Tokugawa Shogunate

ruled until 1867

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Hideyoshi bull1590 brings most of

Japan under his control

bullFailed to conquer Korea

and China

Tokugawa Ieyasu

bull 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun

bull Moved capital to Edo

bull Strong centralized

government

bull Tokugawa Shogunate

ruled until 1867

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Tokugawa Ieyasu

bull 1603 - becomes sole ruler or Shogun

bull Moved capital to Edo

bull Strong centralized

government

bull Tokugawa Shogunate

ruled until 1867

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Tokugawa Rule bull Order restored

ndash centralized feudalism

bull Farm production increased = population increase

bull Majority of peasants heavily taxed ndash Lives miserable

ndash Many left for the cities

bull Merchant class and wealthy prospered ndash Elevated status by lending money to samurai

and shoguns

bull Emperor figurehead

bull Closed off trade ndash Except Dutch and Chinese at Nagasaki harbor

bull Shift from rural to urban society ndash Increased employment opportunities for women

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

bull Flowering of Japanese

culture

ndash Kabuki Theater

bull Controlled daimyo

ndash Lords had to live at capital

every other year

ndash Daimyo‟s family remained

in Edo permanently

ndash Could not repair their

castles or marry without

permission

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

bull 1549 Christianity introduced by missionaries

bull Shogun feared religious uprisings

ndash bans Christianity

ndash 1637 uprising by peasants

ndash Christianity eliminated

bull Closed country policy adopted-1639

bull Nagasaki only port open

ndash Dutch and Chinese

bull Japanese forbidden to leave

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Similarities

bull Use of horses and heavy armor

bull Controlled peasant class

bull Rituals and institutions

bull Militaristic

bull ChivalryBushido

bull Castles

bull Inhibited development of strong central government

bull Rigid class distinctions

bull Alliances of mutual protection between monarchs and

nobles

bull Land in exchange for loyalty and military aid

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare

Differences

Japan

bull Relied more on group or

individual loyalty not

contractual agreements

bull Same throughout Japan

bull Sword and bow and

arrow

bull Centralized under the

Tokugawa

bull Constant warfare

followed by several

centuries of peace

Western Europe

bull Emphasized feudal

loyalty with negotiated

contracts in which the

parties each gained

advantages

bull Took different forms in

different areas of Europe

bull Sword and lance

bull Decentralized

bull Constant warfare