Edo Japan – A Closed Society
Edo Japan – A Closed Society
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A. Locking Out The World
1. Why do you think Canada has such a high rate of immigration? What does this say about our values and beliefs?
2. Complete the following chart with enough information to gain a good understanding of how the following causes brought about isolation in Japan. Put all information into your own words.
|Cause/Action |Effect/Result |
|The shogun felt that loyalty to a Christian|All Christian missionaries were ordered to leave Japan. |
|God was a threat to his authority. | |
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|Missionaries continued to come to Japan, |Exclusion, or Isolation Laws were passed. |
|sometimes disguised as traders. | |
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|A small number of Dutch traders were |Were only allowed to live on a small island off the city of Nagasaki. |
|allowed to remain in Japan. | |
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3. William Adams was the first Englishman to arrive in Japan, in 1600. How did he positively and negatively influence the shogun’s views on Europeans?
4. Nakahama Manjiro was the first Japanese citizen to set foot in the United States, in 1841. Despite the risk of execution upon returning, he chose to go home to Japan. Why was he not executed, and later in life, why was he considered important enough to be granted the rank of samurai?
B. Change Within Isolation
5. What was the “ideal society” to Edo Japanese, and what was the cost of this?
6. What are some examples of “internal” threats to peace and security?
7. In what ways did isolationist policies help Japan’s economy? In what ways was the economy held back?
8. What environmental disadvantage to isolation is featured in the “Zoom In” on page 316?
9. What are some examples of cultural advantages to isolation during the Edo period?
10. Why would the shogun attempt to suppress the kabuki theatre?
C. Cracks In The Foundation
11. How did Ranald MacDonald help to end isolationism in Japan?
12. Toward the end of the Edo period, how was the class system eroding?
13. How did nature add to the shogun’s problems in the late 1700s and early 1800s?
14. What was the shogun’s response to requests for trade from Russia, England, and the United States?
15. What is the difference in the perspectives on Japanese trade in the “Voices” section on page 323? Which seems more persuasive to you?
16. What were the geographic and economic considerations for the United States’ interests in Japan?
|Term |Definition |Illustration |
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|Immigration | | |
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|Bunraku | | |
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|Exclusion | | |
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|Martyr | | |
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|Noh | | |
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|Famine | | |
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|Conservation | | |
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|Expansionism | | |
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|Sumo | | |
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|Kabuki | | |
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|Haiku | | |
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