Transcript East Asian Isolation

EAST ASIAN ISOLATION
East Asian Isolation
• First the Portuguese, and later the Dutch and English,
established trade in Asia. Both the Dutch and English
formed “East India Companies”.
• They were much less successful in China and Japan……
East Asian Isolation
• In 1368 Hongwu drove out Mongol invaders and
established the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
• His son Yonglo replaced him in 1398.
HONGWU
YONGLO
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• Yonglo launched 7
voyages led by the
famous admiral Zheng
He.
• The voyages were
massive. Some voyages
had over 27000
members.
• These voyages led to
increased prestige for
China and contributed to
European interest in
China.
Zheng He’s ship compared to the Santa
Maria
ZHENG HE
A VERY CONTROVERSIAL BOOK
ABOUT HIS VOYAGES
MING VASE
MING TOMB
FORBIDDEN CITY
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• The Ming attempted to restrict foreign trade
• Christian missionaries such as Matteo Ricci
attempted to spread Christianity in Asia
• In 1644 the Manchu people invaded and
established the Qing Dynasty.
MATTEO RICCI
KANGXI
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• Japan enters the “Warring States” period (14671568)
• Japan’s feudal system was much like European
feudalism
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• Oda Nobunaga defeats many rival daimyo but is
unable to unify Japan
• Nobunaga’s best general Toyotomi Hideyoshi
continues the conquest
• One of Hideyoshi’s allies, Tokugawa Ieyasu,
completes the unification of Japan
Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
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• Tokugawa becomes Shogun of all of Japan
(1600)and he moves the capital to Edo, which later
becomes Tokyo. This is known as the Tokugawa
Shogunate, and lasted until 1867.
• How did Tokugawa handle the other daimyo?
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• Tokugawa culture:
- Haiku poetry- 5-7-5 syllable, 3 verse poetry
•
Ex:
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First day of spring-I keep thinking about
the end of autumn.
Spring rain
leaking through the roof
dripping from the wasps' nest.
Fallen sick on a journey,
In dreams I run wildly
Over a withered moor.
An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.
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• Tokugawa culture:
- Haiku poetry- 5-7-5 syllable, 3 verse poetry
Ex:
• Bushido
Ex: 47 Ronin
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• European impact:
- Missionaries such as Francis Xavier spread
Christianity.
- what was the impact of guns?
- Christians are persecuted and Japan is
closed off from the rest of the world.