HIST 80a Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Sengoku Period, Tael, Muromachi Period
13 Dec 2016
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Feudalism according to karl marx says that, after the collapse of rome, the world lost centralized government/authority, and resulted in local lords enslaving peasants (serfs). Serfs were peasant farmers tied to their land (part of the land); individually they could not be sold, they could only be sold with their land, therefore they added value to the land. The onin war (1467 1477) resulted in a failed state. Domains saw true feudalism and the use of vassalage. Daimyo hired samurai; the meaning of samurai changed now from professional warrior to peasant farmer. Japan reverted to a barter economy (trade of physical stuff), and transactions were primarily based on rice. Masu: enough rice to feed one adult a day. Koku: enough rice to feed one adult a year (about 330 lbs. The korean cuppellation method was used to separate and melt silver ore found in southern mountains. After melting the ore, it was poured over coals to remove lead.
