HISA06H3 Final: key terms - final exam (history).docx
Document Summary
Modernity: typically refers to post-traditional refers to the intellectual culture refers to the relations associated with the rise of capitalism. 4 themes expressed in this course when looking at the modern societies in. Asia: popular culture, medicine, women and gender politics, visual culture and technology. End of tokugawa regime (seized tokugawa lands and placed them under refers to the restoration of the meiji (1867-68) colonial control) shifted from shogunate to imperial family emperor meiji. Known as the enlightened rule, also known as revolution aristocratic. Goal was to combine western advances with traditional eastern values. Eliminated the status system: old elite regime (no longer wear swords, couldn"t execute commoners who disrespected them) rise of military power 1905. Growing world power: successful victories russo-jap war and the sino-jap. War: russo-jap war was really important because it was their first time since the mongol invasion of europe that an asain nation obtained a major victory against european power, the only non-western imperial power.
