Oda Nobunaga
In what years did Oda Nobunaga have domain in Japan?
1568-1582
In what years did Toyotomi Hideyoshi succeed control from Nobunaga and continue his domain?
1582-1590
In what years did Tokugawa Ieyasu have domain in Japan?
1560-1600
What is a Daimyo?
A feudal lord of a region in Japan.
In 1500, Japan consisted of how many regions?
250
Nobunaga built many of these to defend his lands.
Castles
What did Hideyoshi's friends often call him?
Monkey Face
Where did Ieyasu establish his government base?
Edo
What was the Bakufu?
The centralized military government, headed by the shogun.
During the 1600's, the lower classes in Japan did not have what?
Surnames
What did Nobunaga introduce to start paving the way to a unified Japan?
New administrative practices
Hideyoshi changed the tax on land from money to what?
Rice
What was the name of the ONLY port that Ieyasu allowed ships to land at?
The Island of Deshima
What is an Emperor?
The hereditary ruler of Japan.
Between 1549-1587 how many Japanese were the Jesuit Missionaries able to convert to Christianity?
150,000
Nobunaga reduced the influence of _______ control over Japanese politics.
Buddhist
Which 2 countries did Hideyoshi try to attack to expand his territory, only to be defeated?
Korea and China
In what year did Ieyasu unify Japan?
1600
What is a Shogun?
The leader of the military government in Japan.
What was the primary reason for the isolation of Japan?
The shoguns feared losing absolute control due to the rapid spread of Christianity. (Christians following spiritual leaders rather than viewing the shogun as ultimate authority.)
What is an Edict?
A legal order; a command to the public by an authority.