In case you missed it... support the following thesis with an original bit of historical evidence (10 points). You can also get 5 points for an intelligent comment about another student's post (5 extra credit points each up to 15 points). Have fun.]
Here's the Thesis:
The policies of the Tokugawa lead to isolation which affected the political, social and cultural development of Japan in the years btween 1600 and 1800.
Monday, January 21, 2013
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Japan's limited contact with the outside world between 1600 and 1800 due to the Tokugawa Shogunate led to an intolerant Japanese society that did not allow foreign ideas such as European Christianity to corrupt traditional Japanese Buddhist values.
Japan's period of isolation between 1600 and 1800 allowed for the samurai class to become government administrators under the Tokugawa Shogunate, whom increased the their control over the daimyos in order create a more stabilized region and to prevent civil war.
Between 1600 and 1800 Japan went through a period of isolation under the Tokugawa Shogunate which cut off foreign trade and allowed traditional buddhist and confucian ideas to remain throughout japanese society.
I agree with Isaias that the Japanese society was intolerant about foreign ideas. They feared who ever converted to christianity because they feared that the europeans and the converts would take over Japan.
Japan's isolation from the rest of the world during the period of the Tokugawa (1600-1868), lead to rigid social laws, foreign policies, and an increase in both environmental protection and enjoyment of arts and culture which also protected sacred traditional values as well.
- VANESSA Madrigal, Between 1600 and 1800, The Tokugawa shoganate isolated Japan to cut off intereaction from European foreigners to avoid being conquered, that allowed Japan's merchant class to increase and culture remain.
- VANESSA MADRIGAL :I agree with Nathalie that the isolation of Japan preserved Japan's traditional values and culture, because if the foreign ideas would have spread the society of Japan would have changed dramatically with out the foreign policy.
Between the years of 1600 and 1800 the Tokugawa Shogunate's policy of isolation from European influence allowed more domestic cultural developement, Japans independence from becoming another foreign periphery, and allowed the shogun to pick and choose which European's he wanted in Japan (i.e. the Dutch business men as opposed to Portuguese missionaries)
Isolation under the Tokugawa allowed Japan to form it's own unique cultural aspects without European influence. These aspects include the poem writing style of Haiku and the theatrical staging form known as Kabuki.
-Kirsten Eckdahl
The Tokugawa Shogunate's policies that led to seclusion from European influence in between 1600 and 1800 impacted the Japanese by allowing them to maintain their traditional culture and create a political system named the "bakuhan system."
I also agree with Isaias about the idea of seclusion from the Europeans to the Japanese. The Japanese did not want their traditional ideas such as Buddhism and Shintoism to be conquered by the new idea of Christianity because of the consideration that the new European ideas may overshadow the traditional Japanese ideas.
During the period of isolation of Japan in1600-1800 foreign trade was limited within the Tokagawa Shogunate. They were in seclusion of European influence which allowed them to keep their own culture an religion such as confusianism instead of Christianity.
During the period of isolation in Japan(1600 to 1800), trade with the Europeans was regulated, strictly. Japan allowed few Europeans to trade directly with Japan via Japanese markets and forced those who were allowed to trade to accept parts of the Japanese culture as their own. The Japanese seemed to have the best relationship with the Dutch.
The Japanese actually did allow Christianity a little and I don't think that Japan was really Buddhist at the time(in a Britsh accent). I'm just doing this for the e.c. I hope that Parker approves.
Jumeika Lopez- I have read all the comments and am ready to endure all the hardships that the class might give me.
I've read most of these comments and honestly i'm ready for this new challenge in you're class and excited for my future in this class.
The policies of Tokugawa in Japan between the years 1600 -1800 were that it was trying to Gaurd against external influence, and to close off Japanese society from Westernizing influences, such as Christianity.
I agree with isaias huaracha because he talked about how the Japanese society did not allow foreign ideas and those ideas include Christianity and that supports my answer.
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