Culteral Influences -- the samurai warriors would go to a cerimonial "noh" dramas, that would tell stories about ancient warriors. The people would read hhiku poems and also go to the kabuki theaterrs to see actors act with music, dance and mime.
Major achievements or contributions -- The printing press was introduced, the script and grammer was simplified, their vocabulary was extended, a famous writer was Ihara Saikaku who wrote with a style of realism and humor.
Systems of Governance -- There was an emperor who ruled the land but the military leader the Shogun was a major ruler with the emperor.
Societal Organization --
Discussion of Major Religons or Belief systems -- 90% of the people said they were Buddhist
In 1637 Japan threw out all of the foreigners and isolated themselves form the world for 200 years. None of the Japanese were allowed to leave Japan. Because they isolated themselves form the whole world they had to develop their own cutler and not rely on trade to bring in new inventions and achievements. They were able to accomplish a lot by focusing on their essential needs. This can teach us that trade can be useful but it is not needed sometimes and can become unnecessary.
The founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, he was the 3rd powerful military leader.
The peasents
Work cited:
Shelley, Rex, Teo Chuu Yong , and Russell Mok. Cultures of the World Japan . New York : Marshall Cavendish ,
Ellington , Lucien. Japan a Global Studies Handbook . Santa Barbara California, Denver Colorado, Oxford England : Abc Clio, 2002.
Asia for Educators, "The Age of the Samurai: 1185-1868." Last modified 2009. Accessed December 16, 2013. http://webpath.follettsoftware.com/resource/viewurl?encodedUrl=_wjp4Y8msr4AJ8LfMxE68_YG6pQClgI0t6Q3z0z96eo&version=1&appsignature=Destiny&appversion=11.0.3.0+%28RC3%29.
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