Chapter 16 Section 3

Guided Reading 16-3

I. The process of Japanese __________________ began in the mid-sixteenth century.

A. Three __________________ political figures brought this about.

1. Oda Nobunaga seized __________________ and placed the shogun under his control.

2. Toyotomi Hideyoshi located his capital at __________________.

3. In 1598, Tokugawa Ieyasu completed the restoration of __________________ authority.

B. The first __________________ began to arrive in 1543.

1. __________________ traders landed on the islands in 1543.

2. The first Jesuit missionary, __________________, arrived in 1549.

II. The Tokugawa rulers set out to establish control of the __________________ system of Japan.

A. Tokugawa rule brought about a long period known as the __________________.

B. Trade and __________________ began to flourish as never before.

C. When __________________ conditions became desperate, some peasants revolted.

D. During this era, the __________________ system became rigid.

1. Distinctions were set among __________________, peasants, artisans, and merchants.

2. Below these were Japan’s outcasts, the __________________.

III. In the Tokugawa Era, a new set of __________________ values began to appear.

A. Ihara Saikaku’s greatest __________________ was Five Women Who Loved Love.

B. Entertainment in the cities gave rise in the theater to __________________.

C. __________________ competed to erect the most magnificent mansions.

D. Japanese pottery makers borrowed techniques and designs from __________________.