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From Isolation to Adaptation: Japan
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- Unit 3 – Japan: From Isolation to Adaptation April 8 Chapter 12 – Shaping a Unique Worldview April 15 Chapter 13 – Japan Under the Shogun April 22 Chapter 13 – Japan Under the Shogun April 29 Chapter 14 – Edo Japan: A Closed Society May 6 Chapter 14 – Edo Japan: A Closed Society May 13 Chapter 15 – Contact and Change in Meiji Japan.
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General Outcome:
Through an examination of Japan, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which beliefs, values and knowledge shape worldviews and contribute to a society’s isolation or adaptation.
Values and Attitudes
Students will:
- appreciate the roles of time and geographic location in shaping a society’s worldview
- appreciate how a society’s worldview can foster the choice to remain an isolated society
- appreciate how models of governance and decision making reflect a society’s worldview
- appreciate how a society’s worldview shapes individual citizenship and identity
Knowledge and Understanding
Students will:
Analyze the effects of cultural isolation during the Edo period by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- In what ways did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?
- How did isolation during the Edo period lead to changes in Japan?
- How did the changes resulting from isolation affect Japan economically, politically and socially during the Edo period?
- How did the physical geography of Japan affect its worldview?
- How did the shogun use the feudal system and the hierarchical social classes to maintain control of Japan?
Analyze the effects that rapid adaptation had on traditionally isolated Japan during the Meiji period by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- What were the motivations for the radical changes in Japan’s model of organization during the Meiji period?
- How did Japan adapt to changes brought on by the transition from feudal to modern models of organization?
- How did the changes resulting from adaptation affect Japan economically, politically and socially during the Meiji period?
- In what ways did changes resulting from isolation in the Edo period compare to changes resulting from adaptation in the Meiji period?
- What challenges emerged for the Japanese in maintaining traditional cultural aspects of their society while undergoing rapid change?
Textbook
Presentations/Notes:
- Japan Under the Shogun Presentation
- Meiji Japan – Contact and Change
Classwork:
Unit 3: Japanfrom Isolation To Adaptation Chapter 1216 Biology
Assignments:
Video’s and Video Questions:
Study Guides:
From Isolation to Adaptation: Japan
General Outcome:
Through an examination of Japan, students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the ways in which beliefs, values and knowledge shape worldviews and contribute to a society’s isolation or adaptation.
Unit 3: Japanfrom Isolation To Adaptation Chapter 1216 Summary
Values and Attitudes
Students will:
- appreciate the roles of time and geographic location in shaping a society’s worldview
- appreciate how a society’s worldview can foster the choice to remain an isolated society
- appreciate how models of governance and decision making reflect a society’s worldview
- appreciate how a society’s worldview shapes individual citizenship and identity
Knowledge and Understanding
Students will:
Analyze the effects of cultural isolation during the Edo period by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- In what ways did Japan isolate itself from the rest of the world?
- How did isolation during the Edo period lead to changes in Japan?
- How did the changes resulting from isolation affect Japan economically, politically and socially during the Edo period?
- How did the physical geography of Japan affect its worldview?
- How did the shogun use the feudal system and the hierarchical social classes to maintain control of Japan?
Analyze the effects that rapid adaptation had on traditionally isolated Japan during the Meiji period by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- What were the motivations for the radical changes in Japan’s model of organization during the Meiji period?
- How did Japan adapt to changes brought on by the transition from feudal to modern models of organization?
- How did the changes resulting from adaptation affect Japan economically, politically and socially during the Meiji period?
- In what ways did changes resulting from isolation in the Edo period compare to changes resulting from adaptation in the Meiji period?
- What challenges emerged for the Japanese in maintaining traditional cultural aspects of their society while undergoing rapid change?
Textbook
Presentations/Notes:
- Japan Under the Shogun Presentation
- Meiji Japan – Contact and Change
Classwork:
Assignments:
Video’s and Video Questions:
Study Guides: