Isolation Empires

Isolation Empires

by Jay Sobke

Open Ended

Bell Work:

What is an empire?

What is a "landbased" empire?

What is an "isolated" empire?

Open Ended

Describe the historical context for this era.

​China Isolates

​World is coming to China, why should China go to them?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a way that the Qing consolidated power?

• Return of the civil service exams

• Military expansion

• Forcing out of foreigners and the Kowtow

• Creation of the Korean hermit kingdom

​Japan Invades Korea

1. ​Yi Dynasty rules Korea

2. ​Toytomi Hideyoshi invades Korea

3. ​Korea resists

4. ​Falls to Manchus and becomes "Hermit Kingdom"

Multiple Choice

How did the Tokugawa consolidate power?

• Forcing nobles to have a residence in the capital

• Banning of Christianity

• Confiscation of land and weapons

• Building of the Forbidden City

Open Ended

How do empires get and consolidate power?

Open Ended

Why did these empires embrace isolation?