Unit 4: Japan
- How did Japan's geography shape people's beliefs and values?
- In what ways did the isolation policy of the Edo period and contact with other cultures during the Meiji period affect the Japanese identity?
- What impact did contact with Western cultures have on the Japanese worldview?
- What tensions can occur when a society must adapt to rapidly changing circumstances?
- How can different cultures learn to appreciate and benefit from each other?
Read through the first page and discuss the question:
By 1281, Japan had twice been saved from invasion by a typhoon. How might this repeated experience influence the worldview of the Japanese people?
How might it influence their view of people from other places?
Chapter 12: Shaping a Unique Identity
Chapter 13: Japan Under the Shogun
Chapter 14: Edo Japan: A Closed Society
Chapter 15: Contact and Change in Meiji Japan
Unit Project