Japan under Isolation (Edo)
What was sakoku?
Japan’s closed‑country policy prohibiting most foreign contact
What year did the Meiji Restoration begin?
1868
Compare feudal and market economies in one phrase.
Labour‑rent vs. cash‑wage economy
What are two elements of worldview?
Geography; beliefs; values; society; time; economy; knowledge
Name one turning point in European and one in Japanese history.
Europe: Black Death; Japan: Meiji Restoration
Name two groups allowed limited Dutch trade.
The Dutch and Chinese (at Nagasaki)
Define the Conscription Law.
Required all males to serve 3 years active + 4 years reserve
How did merchant classes shape both Europe and Japan?
Financed trade, cultural patronage, increased social mobility
How did humanism change perceptions of the individual?
Emphasized human dignity, rationality, and personal achievement
What was a shared challenge for both the Aztecs and medieval serfs?
Tax or tribute burdens leading to unrest
How did the shogunate maintain social order?
Rigid class system, sankin-kotai, strict laws, censorship
List two rights granted by the new constitution.
Freedom of speech, religion, movement, property
Describe one similarity in urban life in Renaissance Italy and Edo Japan.
Vibrant entertainment districts; guilds vs. pleasure quarters (ukiyo‑e)
Define culture shock with an example from Aztec or Japanese contact.
Disorientation from meeting foreign customs, e.g., Westerners bathing nude at Japanese baths
How did technological advances reshape societies across three chapters?
Printing press, gunpowder, steamships enabled rapid change
What cultural “golden age” flourished under isolation?
Ukiyo-e prints, kabuki theatre, haiku poetry
Why was the Deer Cry Pavilion closed?
Symbol of excessive Westernization and public backlash
Explain the global impact of industrialization beginning in Meiji.
Japan entered global markets with manufactured goods and military exports
How did art reflect changing worldviews in two different cultures?
Renaissance art used perspective; Edo art focused on ukiyo-e scenes
Identify one way imperialism varied between Spain and Meiji Japan.
Spain: colonial conquest abroad; Japan: regional expansion/treaties
How did geography shape Edo Japan’s worldview?
Island nation with limited arable land led to self‑sufficiency and maritime focus
Explain the shift in national mottos during Meiji.
From “Civilization and Enlightenment” to “Western Science, Japanese Essence” after backlash
Identify one long‑term effect of early modern trade networks.
Cultural diffusion, global economy foundations, rise of capitalism
Compare the role of religion in medieval Europe and Meiji Japan.
Europe: Church central to life; Japan: Shinto state religion with emperor worship
In your own words, what common theme links all chapters from 1 to 16?
Societies adapting to change through innovation, conflict, and blending old with new