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Japan - Tokugawa
The World in 1750 Review
Term | Definition |
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Archipelago | a chain of Islands |
Korea | served as a cultural land bridge between China and Japan |
Selective borrowing | Japan accepted some aspects of Chinese culture |
dynasty | ruling family |
Shogun | military leader who has the REAL power in feudal Japan |
feudalism | the exchange of land for military service |
Samurai | warrior class |
Daiymo | owners of large estates (nobles) |
Emperor Meiji | responsible for the modernization of Japan |
Commodore Mathew Perry | responsible for the opening of Japan |
Meiji Restoratiion | westernize and modernize |
Tokugawa Shogunate | responsible for isolating Japan |