Unit 3

From Isolation to Adaptation

Chapter 14 Summary

At the end of Chapter 14, you should be able to answer the following Big Question:

In what ways might a country’s choice to remain isolated both reflect its worldview and result from its worldview?

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

1. Why and how did Japan isolate itself from the remainder of the world?
2. In what ways did isolation lead to political, economic, and social changes in Japanese society?
3. How did isolation contribute to the end of Japan’s closed, feudal society?