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Journey into Japan: Japan's shoguns keep everyone in their places

Video Journey into Japan: Japan's shoguns keep everyone in their places

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What was the status of each social class in shogunate Japan? During the period from around 1600 to 1868, Japan was a feudal society. As in medieval Europe, each group had its place in a strict social order. Watch this clip to discover the roles of each group during the age when the Tokugawa shoguns ruled the country. This clip is second in a series of six.

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8; 9

Topics Cultural interaction Creating texts Religion Agriculture Political systems Word meanings Australian history Economic growth Economy Cambodian history Chinese history Feudalism Reasoning Imperialism Social history Evidence Text types Political leaders Indian history Indonesian history Information retrieval Japanese history Land ownership Lifestyles Secondary sources Primary sources Referencing Shogunates Pacific Island history Historical sources Māori history Clans
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  • History
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

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