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principle of hereditary right important- civil exam system therefore ineffective in Japan
Nara
expansion of Buddhism
Nara
Japan faced internal weakness, such as luxurious living of the court.
Nara
family able to control the government by marrying into the imperial family
Fujiwara
emperor reigns, but does not rule- sets pattern for rest of Japanese history
Fujiwara
Governmental control weaker the further you got from Kyoto- led to necessity of local law and order- samurai therefore trained to protect shoen
Fujiwara
fusion of Shinto and Buddhism
Fujiwara
stopped sending annual embassies to China
Fujiwara
local regions became their own economic entities
civil war
transportation of goods laid foundational infrastructure
civil war
regions became famous for producing certain goods
civil war
new kind of structure developed: shogun/bakufu: shogun given authority by the emperor
civil war
first shogunate
Kamakura
emergence of Zen Buddhism
Kamakura
Japan defeated the Mongols
Kamakura
Zen Buddhism became popular
Ashikaga
arrival of first Europeans (Portuguese) in Japan
Ashikaga
Christian Century in Japan began
Ashikaga
Nobunaga had control over many provinces by the time of his death; succeeded by Hideyoshi
transition from Ashikaga to Tokugawa
Tokugawa Ieyasu took over after Hideyoshi's death, assumed title of shogun
Tokugawa
Kyoto remained imperial capital; Edo became shogun's capital
Tokugawa
alternate residence system: method to make daimyo dependent on the shogun
Tokugawa
persecution of Christians
Tokugawa
foreigners expelled from Japan; Dutch allowed to come under severe restrictions
Tokugawa
"preconditions to modernization"
Tokugawa
Commodore Perry and opening of Japan
Tokugawa
genro: informal group directing changes in Japan
Meiji
"a rich country and a strong army"
Meiji
delegations sent to various western countries to investigate for modernization methods
Meiji
Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars
Meiji