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  • Determine the impact of political, economic and social changes in the Edo and the Meiji periods.
  • Rank the three most important changes in the Edo and the Meiji periods that dramatically affected Japanese society.

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References

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Title: Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People
Description: This compilation of information and illustrations depicting Ainu history and culture was published by the Smithsonian Institute to accompany its major exhibit and website on the Ainu.
Author/Editor: Arctic Studies Center, Smithsonian Institute
Published by: Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1999

 

Title: The Ainu: A Story of Japan’s Original People
Description: The author is a noted Ainu Elder. Although the book looks like a picture book, it provides content appropriate for Grade 8 students.
Author/Editor: Shigeru, Kayano
Published by: Boston: Tuttle Publishing, 2004

 

Title:

The Ainu People

Host:

The Ainu Museum

Description:

This website contains information about the Ainu—the Indigenous peoples of the northern islands of Japan.

Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access complete text and images.

URL:

http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/en/study/eng01.html

 

Title: Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People
Host: The Arctic Studies Center of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Description: This website contains a virtual tour of an Ainu exhibit of culture, history, architecture and art.
Navigation Tips: Click on the downward arrow to scroll down. Click on Click for more rooms in the top left-hand corner of the screen and select an image collection. Then, click on the thumbnails across the bottom of the screen to enlarge images and access descriptions.
URL: http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/ainu/index.html

 

Title: History of Japan
Host: Wikipedia
Description: This website contains information about the different periods in the history of Japan.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to view the text and a table of contents, and click on links to access further information. Click on images to enlarge them.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Japan
Last updated: March 1, 2016 | (Revision History)
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