Analyze Changes And Continuities In East Asia

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During the period between 600CE to 1750CE in East Asia, there are many changes and continuities in political rule between China and Japan. There are changes such as the removal of Mongol presence in China and Japan's introduction of the shogunate. Continuities can be seen from China's continued influence on Japan. The changes in East Asia include the removal of Mongol presence in China, and Japan's introduction of the shogunate. China began to remove any essence of the Mongols and bring back beliefs and customs from China's past. This included the rulers promoting the ancient ways of thinking and living under Confucianism. The Ming Dynasty also brought back the traditional civil service exam, which was improved by establishing a national school system, and reestablished the bureaucracy, which had fallen because the Mongols did not use it.
Th Ming Dynasty also brought China's ancient ways back because the people of the empire responded well to the past customs and ideas. Another change would be Japan's introduction of the shogunate which created a period of peace and order for Japan. The Tokugawa shogunate was created because Japan's government was decentralized and torn apart from warfare. It focused on reorganizing the government of Japan in order to …show more content…

Throughout Japan's history, China continually influenced Japan's government. The Japanese emperor adopted many characteristics from the Chinese bureaucracy. This included the use of different titles, ranks, and official roles. Japan's constitution was influenced by the Chinese because it promoted a more organized and centralized government. China was a very successful empire, so Japan wanted to use their ideas to help their government flourish. Japanese emperors had courts and capital cities like the ancient imperial centers of China. The rulers wanted to build a peasant army and use legal codes and a landholding system which was similar to what was used in