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They saw the Buddhist way of life and their dignified way of life. -
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They saw samurai rising up and coming out, they also came across more military ways and forces
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Japan had 2 natural disasters when the Mongols tried to invade Japan.
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In this time they their culture developed deeply thanks to Zen Buddhism
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The Ashikaga dynasty was weak and that caused the collapse of their main authority
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The portuguese besides introducing Christianity they brought some weapons to give the Japanese
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It ended the 100 year war and the struggles of the military
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During this time urbanisation was increasing and they had many years of peace and prosperity and a new class of merchants arouse
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Perry was the first American to go into Edo and tries to coax Japan to open their borders so they can trade and interact with the rest of the world.
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The imperial system was fixed and a new government came