HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Question
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The Great Peace that prevailed in Japan during the Tokugawa era was the result of ____ [SS.912.W.2.20]
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the defeat of the Koreans and Chinese in the 1600s.
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the consolidation of power and authority in the hands of one ruler.
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the transformation of the samurai from warriors into administrators.
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the removal of Europeans from Japan.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -By reducing Ōsaka Castle and quelling the Shimabara Rebellion, the Tokugawa regime brought to an end the period of violence and ushered in an era of unprecedented domestic peace. As a result, commerce was promoted and cities developed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tokugawa Ieyasu’s dynasty of shoguns presided over 250 years of peace and prosperity in Japan, including the rise of a new merchant class and increasing urbanization. They also closed off Japanese society to Western influences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shogunates, or military governments, led Japan until the 19th century. On August 21, 1192, Minamoto Yorimoto was appointed as a shogun, or military leader, in Kamakura, Japan.
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