Transcript unit 5, sswh 11a japan and china`s absolute rulers

Japan and China’s
Absolute Rulers
SSWH 11 a
Describe the policies of
Tokugawa and Qing rulers; Oda
Nobunaga and Kangxi.
How did new policies and population
growth change Japan and China during
the 17th – 19th centuries?
SSWH 11 a
Describe the policies of the
Tokugawa and Qing rulers; include
how Oda Nobunaga laid the
ground work for the subsequent
Tokugawa rulers and how Kangxi
came to rule for such a long
period in China.
Japan experienced a
time of unrest 1467-1568
• Created a new feudal state
• Daimyo, warrior chieftains,
became lords and gave
protection, homes, & work to the
peasants
(pg. 391)
Oda Nobunaga
• Brutal & ambitious daimyo who
fought to gain control and
attempts to unify Japan
• He defeated his rivals & took
control of the capital Kyoto – 1568
• He ruled the empire by force but
never unified Japan – committed
suicide (pg. 392)
Tokugawa Unites Japan
• Tokugawa Ieyasu completed
unification in 1600
• Became Shogun, sole ruler
• He moves the capital to Edo
(Tokyo)
• “Alternate Attendance
Policy”
• Law became mightier than
the sword
• Tokugawa Shogunate ruled
until 1867, giving Japan order
(pg. 393-394)
China for 200 years
had ineffective
rulers, corrupt
officials, & the govt.
went bankrupt
caused civil strife
Qing Dynasty
• 1644 – Manchus invaded China
and overthrew Ming dynasty
• Manchus took name Qing &
ruled for 260 years
• Fought many rebellious
Chinese but slowly gained
respect (pg 463)
•Kept Confuscian ideas
and teachings
•Kept social structures
•Restored China’s
prosperity
•Made the country safer
for travel
Kangxi of Qing Dynasty
• Emperor of China in 1661 and
ruled for 60 years
• Reduced govt. expenses and
lowered taxes
• Educated man, socialized with
artists and foreigners (gave
some jobs within the govt.)
(pg. 463)
Rule it
Chose 1 leader of either China or
Japan and pretend they were
never born…describe how the
country might have developed
differently without their
leadership.
Jot your answer—1 minute
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