Japan: From Isolation to Adaptation

What lessons can we learn from the inward-looking worldview of the Edo period and the outward-looking worldview of the Meiji period?

Synopsis

Many of the specific outcomes related to:

General Outcome 8.1 "From Isolation to Adaptation: Japan" may be addressed by inviting students to consider how beliefs, values and knowledge shaped the individual and national worldviews in Japan during the Edo and the Meiji periods. In particular, students will consider the manifestations and consequences of isolationist and adaptive patterns of national behaviour.

Critical Challenges

Students might explore this overarching theme by completing these challenges:

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Reference Charts

The following charts provide a quick overview of correlations, references, and summaries for all the Critical Challenges. In the charts, the Critical Challenges are organized according to which Overarching Critical Inquiry they address.

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