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WorksheetsJapan : From Isolation to Adaptation
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
What connection can you make between the shoreline and the location of the major Japanese cities
Inland terrain limited settlements to coastline areas
The majority of the cities were located in the northern part of Japan
Most cities are located in the western part of Japan for easy trading
How did the geographical location of Japan affect its worldview?
The oceans have created a mild climate on the island
Its isolation from the rest of the world prevented contact with other cultures
Its nearness to Asia provided them with many trading opportunities
Two of the following statements about the Ainu people of Japan describe aspects of their history and culture which are similar to the history of the First Nations people of Canada. Choose the statement that is the exception
Gods for each group were often associated with features of the physical world such as fire, water, wind or animals
Members of each group were pushed off much of their land by settlers and were often restricted to living in specific areas
Each group has agreed with its government on the first steps toward more self-government
The Japanese creation of terraces for crops, use of silkworks for clothing material and harvesting seaweed and soybeans would all be useful in explaining how, during the Edo period, Japan was
able to exist self-sufficiently
capable of feeding a large population
reliant upon industrial production
The samurai, the daimyo, and the shogun all share the common experience of
loss of social status after the end of Edo Japan
increase in political power during the Meiji Restoration
decrease in economic wealth during the Edo period
gain in social influence during the Meiji Restoration
How did the shogun use the feudal system to maintain control of Japan during the Edo period?
Together the shogun and the emperor set laws for the Japanese to keep control
The shogun consulted the daimyo to make decisions for the people of Japan
The Feudal system determined your class and, therefore , no one but the shogun had ultimate power
In what ways did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Maintaining feudal systems to preserve their way of life
Enforcing exclusion laws to keep control of people
Both of the above
The exclusion laws passed by the government of Edo Japan, were put into effect as a result of
Japanese fears of being conquered and enslaved as the Aztecs were
The fear of disease being spread from foreigners
The concern of the Shogun over threats to his power and to Japanese culture
The decision of the Japanese government to sign to Unequal Treaties with the nations of the West in 1858 was motivated by all of the following factors except
fear of the military strength of the Western nations
desire to avoid complete foreign takeover of Japan
belief that Japan should avoid foreign influence
The above factors resulted in which of the following?
Isolation in the Edo Period
Adaptation in the Meiji Period
Expansionism in the Edo Period
What would be the most appropriate title for this chart?
Early Edo Period of Japan
Governmental Structure of Japan
New Ideas Brought by the Western World into Japan
Tsunamis, Typhoons and shortage of farmable land could all be described as
causes of frequent periods of economic decline in Japanese history
results of the closeness of Japan to the Pacific Ocean
Geographic challenges for the Japanese people.
The term "sovereignty" is defined as "the authority of a state to govern itself, to make independent decisions and to maintain its borders." Which of the following statements best describes how a supporter of the Shogun in Edo Japan in 1853 would have viewed the arrival of the "Black Ships" of Commordore Perry in Japan?
Japanese sovereignty would be strengthened by the arrival of the Americans and their advanced weapons
Japanese Sovereignty would be threatened because they had little choice in signing of the Unequal Treaties
Japanese Sovereignty would be increased as a result of new sources of trade and technology from the Americans
What was the writer of the quotation most likely a supporter of?
Japanese isolationism from outside influences
Japanese adaptation of Western economic and political ideas
Westernization of Japanese culture and industry
Which best describes the issue being discussed by all speakers?
how should Japan respond to contact with influences from outside its borders?
How shoud the leaders of Japan ensure that they have the power needed to govern Japan?
To what extent should Japan enforce its exclusion laws?
In Edo Japan, the statement above would most likely have been made by a person who believed in the ideas of
Shintoism
Confucianism
Buddhism
The Japanese neighbour described in the reading above is
Korea
China
Russia
