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Identifications

As you read, you will encounter many terms that are new.  The list below includes most of the important names and institutions of the Tokugawa period.  Identify the following items and determine why they are considered to be important.
Centralized feudalism, Ietsuna (1651-1680),  Han, Bakufu, Mitsui, Samurai, Ronin, Bushido, Yamaga Soko (1622-1695), Kabuki, No Drama, Katsura, Nikko,  Genroku Era, Chikamatsu (1653-1724), Haiku,  Yoshiwara, "floating world", ukiyo-e, Yoshiwara Pillow (1660),  Okumura Masanobu (1686-1764), Tatami floor, Bunraku, The Battle of Coxinga, tanka, Bssho, The narrow road to Oku, St. Francis Xavier, Herado, Geisha, Outer Daimyo, Saikaku, Meto, Metsuke, Mitsui

 Lady with a puppet. Puppet theater was very popular during the Tokagawa Period. It is still popular.
 

Suggested topics to consider during your study:

1.  How did the Tokagawa Shogunate prevent political and social change once it attained predominance over Japan?
2.  Explain how the three military leader Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu unified Japan and created the pattern of centralized feudalism.  What strategies did each use in building his authority and power?  How did they maintain control over the daimyo, the samurai, and the imperial court?  Why was their administration considered so efficient?

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