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Return to Roots | Chapter 16

Photo credit: https://microeconomicinsights.org/gains-trade-evidence-nineteenth-century-japan

"You have seen how Japan went through many changes after the fall of the shogunate. The Japanese adapted Western ideas and technology and made changes to their government and economy. They wanted to strengthen Japan and gain recognition and respect from Western countries." Textbook P351

Review Chapter 16 and complete the two questions on page 352 and 'the two questions on 'Think it through' on page 357

Link to Chapter 16 

Title: Return to Roots Due: Thursday Sept. 26

Writing Assignment | Tues Sept 24

Please write your thoughts on the prompt below:

What is something scary that you would like to try? What makes it scary for you? How might you overcome that fear?

Title: Writing Assignment | Tues Sept. 24

Due: Friday Sept. 25

Contact and Change | Thursday September 19

http://vanderbilthistoricalreview.com/collaborative-effort-meiji-restoration/

link to chapter 15 of your textbook

Chapter 15 wonderfully sets the scene on how countries change when their level of contact changes with other cultures.

Complete the 2 'zoom in' questions on page 329 (manifest destiny) AND the 3 'exploring sources' on 331

Due on Monday Sept. 23 either shared on google drive or handed into assignment box

Title: Contact and Change

link to chapter 15 of your textbook

What makes a society civilized?

1) Review chapter 14
2) Complete the 2 questions on page 316 on 'zoom in'
3) Complete the 2 questions on page 316 on 'voices'

Link to chapter 14 |  Edo Japan: A Closed Society

Due Wednesday September 18.

Either hand in a paper copy during class time or share via google docs.

Please Title: What makes a society civilized? 

Link to CTF Term 1 Choices

Please click here to the google form to fill out your CTF term 1 choices

Japan assignment #1

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/the-edo-period-in-japanese-history/

Welcome to our Edo Japan exploration unit.

After viewing one of the two following videos please submit one paragraph on the question:

Of all of the many countries in the world, why do you think we are studying the history of Japan?

Due Friday September 6.

Either hand in a paper copy during class time or share via google docs.

Title: Edo #1

Video #1

Video #2