Reference no: EM133261072
Explain these 10 terms. Be sure to tell why the item is significant in Japanese history.
St. Francis Xavier
Yoshida Shoin
SPAM (as used in this class)
Sun Goddess (Amaterasu)
Dejima
Alternate Attendance (sankin kotai)
Ako Vendetta (47 ronin)
Bunraku theater (aka: joruri)
Matsuo Basho
Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Aizawa Seishisai (New Theses)
Oshio Heihachiro Rebellion
Ii Naosuke
Dutch Studies
"National" learning
based on MUSUIS STORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SAMURAI
1. Explain the role of each of the three "unifiers" in bringing Japan out of perpetual civil war and into the era of Tokugawa peace: what were the important factors for each? what obstacles did they face?
2. Some scholars say that the arrival of Commodore Perry to Japan was the most important factor leading to the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1867-1868. Others claim that even without Perry, the Tokugawa shogunate was going to collapse anyway?
3. The historian EH Norman once described Tokugawa Japan as a virtual "police state" because the samurai class was so dominant. This implies that people who were not members of the samurai class had very few freedoms. Based on Musui's Story explain whether you agree or disagree and why?