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Year 8 HistoryMr. Modra
Known as the Edo Period Ended the conflict of the previous four
centuries. Determined to modernise Japan New emphasis on:
Education
Arts
Merchants and trade became important
Towns sprang up
Roads built
Helped for towns and businesses to grow
Houses built Canals built to supply clean water Edo (know known as Tokyo) became the
capital and largest city in the world in 1721 with 35 million people.
Trade grew (silk cotton and pottery) Encouraged trade with other trading ports.
Exported: Silver
Copper
Diamonds
Swords
Artefacts Imported Sugar
Deerskin
By 1570, over 30 000 Japanese had become converts
Threatened Japanese society
Reduced obedience to the feudal system
Allowed groups to mix
In 1633 – Christians persecuted
Complete change from earlier years, shogun imposed a policy of isolation on Japan to limit Western influence. (1633 – 1853)
Gardens
Bonsai
Origami
1800s – things start to change
Japans old ways could not match technology from other countries
▪ Guns
▪ Ships
Single religion (Shinto)
Domains returned to emperor control
Rapid modernisation and industrialisation
Loss of old ways