HIST 236- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 41 pages long!)

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 236
• Professor: Janice Matsumura

Document Summary

Kamakura- respect court and authority, be subservient, reward followers accordingly instead of ignoring, separate power from court (bakufu outside of court city) all shogun must be related to yoritomo. Justifying criticism: other problems, 743 court permits private ownership of reclaimed land. Heian period: marriage politics = dominate highest court office. Kamakura period: exterminate your rivals, maintain power base, cultivate proper relations with court. Hojo family: do(cid:374)"t alie(cid:374)ate the court or followers. Ashikaga/muromachi period: rely on birthright (yes, co(cid:373)pete with the i(cid:373)perial fa(cid:373)ily (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t(cid:895, focus o(cid:374) court affairs (cid:894)do(cid:374)"t(cid:895) Independent and armed peasant communities: religious institutions as military and economic forces (e. g. , ikko buddhist sect and the. Tokugawa foreign policy: changing visions of tokugawa foreign policy: a lesson in humility for westerners, sakoku (seclusion policy) closed off to the world, christianity and western trade. Or master: western traders prefer ports of kyushu = advantage for christian.