Unit 3

From Isolation to Adaptation



Chapter 13 Summary

At the end of Chapter 13, you should be able to answer the following Big Question:

How do forms of government and decision-making reflect a society's worldview?

Below are the smaller questions that helped you to answer the Big Question.


  1. How can military power and social structure be used to maintain control in a society?
  2. How did social controls shape Japanese identity and citizenship?
  3. What threats had the Japanese government faced from contact with a different culture?

Download the graphic organizer seen in 13.1 to help you review Chapter 13.

Remember to review the vocabulary for Chapter 13.

  • alternate attendance
  • Confucianism
  • daimyo
  • ethical codes
  • filial piety
  • outcasts
  • shogun
  • shogunate
  • samurai
  • seppuku

Figure 13.1: Chapter 13 Graphic Organizer