AP World History

RUSSIA AND TOKUGAWA JAPAN

RUSSIA, JAPAN, AND THE MONGOLS

Japan Defeated the Mongols with the help of some wind. Japan chose Isolation

Most of Russia was conquered by the Mongols. The Mongols Isolated Russia.

RUSSIAN GEOGRAPHY

Russia is Big Russia is Very Cold with Harsh

Winters Russia has lacked warm water

ports with access to the seas. Russia is Asian and European

“GENERAL” WINTER

Russia’s Size and Harsh Winters Have saved it from invasion from Charles XII, Napoleon, and Hitler

CZAR

Czar’s are Russian Emperors. From Latin Word “Caesar” Romanov Family was Czar for

most of Russian History Rule with Absolute power

BYZANTINE INFLUENCE ON RUSSIA

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Cyrillic Language

RUSSIA FALLS BEHIND

Mongol Rule Left Russia Isolated and Behind the Rest of Europe in many different aspects.

PETER AND CATHERINE THE GREATS

Both try to Modernize and Westernize Russia.

Enlightened Despots Try to catch Russia up to

rest of Europe

RUSSIA VS. OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Ottoman Empire-Islamic Empire that took over much of former Byzantine Empire.

Rivalry between Russian and Ottoman Empire

Access to Warm Water Ports is a Major Issue

ANSWER

How was Russia influenced by the Byzantine Empire?

How did Russian Geography protect it from foreign invasion?

How did Peter and Catherine try to change Russia?

SENGOKU PERIOD: 15TH-17TH CENTURY

Warring States Period in Japan Japan is not unified. Rival Daimyos Battle to Become Shogun Emperor has little power. Japan is most violent nation in the world

during this time. Japan will be unified at the end of this time

period.

THREE LEADERS OF JAPANESE UNIFICATION

Oda Nobunaga Toyotomi Hideyoshi Tokugawa Ieyuasu

ODA NOBUNAGA

Begins Unification Process

Strong and Violent Military Leader

Ieyasu and Hideyoshi work for him.

Betrayed by own general and commits Seppuku

TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI

Succeeds Oda Ieyasu Works For Peasant Origins Nearly Completes Unification Not Granted Title of Shogun due to common

origins Failed Invasion of Korea Leaves Young Heir

TOYOTOMI HIDEYORI

Hideyoshi’s Young Mail Heir Tokugawa and 5 Daimyos

Promise to Protect Until Old Enough to rule Japan.

Ieyasu Traps him in Osaka Castle

TOKUGAWA IEYASU

Known for Patience

Completes Unification of Japan in 1600

Unifies Japan after battle of SEKIGAHARA

Becomes Shogun

Family Rules Japan for 250 Years

WILL ADAMS

First Englishman to Visit Japan

Became Advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu

Helps establish trade between Japan, England, and the Netherlands.

Became 1st White Samurai

Helped Ieyasu learn about Europe

OSAKA CAMPAIGN

Hideyoshi’s son Hideyori leads a rebellion with 100,000’s of Ronin Samurai against Ieyasu.

Ieyasu destroys Osaka Castle and destroys all potential rivals to Tokugawa rule.

Hideyori commits seppuku.

TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE

Tokugawa Family Rules Japan until 1868, over 250 Years.

Tokugawa family isolates Japan shuts almost all trade and travel.

Prosecution of Japanese Christians. Capital is moved to Tokyo from Kyoto

DUTCH EXCEPTION

Japan allowed some trade with the Dutch at Nagasaki.

The Dutch were interested in trade and money and not spreading Christianity.

TICKET OUT THE DOOR

Who unified Japan in 1600? Why was the Sengoku period so

violent? What was the foreign policy of the

Tokugawa Shogunate? Why were the Dutch allowed to

trade with Japan?