Question 1

How did Japanese culture change during the Tokugawa period? What was the importance of Confucianism to the culture of Japan? What influence, if any, did the West have on Japanese cultural development?
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Question 2

Compare and contrast the influence of Chinese culture and government in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. How did each state use Chinese culture to build their own states? What were the results of state-building in each place? 
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Question 3

Compare and contrast European and Chinese government, society, and politics in the period from 1500 to 1800. What factor or factors do you think most account for the differences between them?
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Question 4

Why was Christianity more successful in Japan than in other Asian countries? Was Christianity compatible with Japanese religious beliefs? Did the success of Catholic missionaries lead to an aggressive reaction toward Christians?
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Question 5

What are the factors that prevented Korea from emerging as a strong state during medieval and early modern times? How did Korean political and social structures differ from those of China and Japan?
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Question 6

How did changes in tactics and technology affectthe nature of the Japanese military establishment in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? What were the social and political consequences of military reforms?
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Question 7

How did contact with Westerners influence Japanese culture? To what extent were cultural contacts with the West maintained after the expulsion of foreigners in the seventeenth century?
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Question 8

Given the influence of Confucianism and the deep roots of patriarchal social structures, what was the condition of women in China and Japan during the early modern period? What was their social status and their economic power? What were the differences between Chinese and Japanese women?
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Quiz 19: East Asia in the Late Traditional ERA

How did Japanese culture change during the Tokugawa period? What was the importance of Confucianism to the culture of Japan? What influence, if any, did the West have on Japanese cultural development? Conceptual

Compare and contrast the influence of Chinese culture and government in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. How did each state use Chinese culture to build their own states? What were the results of state-building in each place? Conceptual

Compare and contrast European and Chinese government, society, and politics in the period from 1500 to 1800. What factor or factors do you think most account for the differences between them? Conceptual

Why was Christianity more successful in Japan than in other Asian countries? Was Christianity compatible with Japanese religious beliefs? Did the success of Catholic missionaries lead to an aggressive reaction toward Christians? Conceptual

What are the factors that prevented Korea from emerging as a strong state during medieval and early modern times? How did Korean political and social structures differ from those of China and Japan? Conceptual

How did changes in tactics and technology affectthe nature of the Japanese military establishment in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries? What were the social and political consequences of military reforms? Conceptual

How did contact with Westerners influence Japanese culture? To what extent were cultural contacts with the West maintained after the expulsion of foreigners in the seventeenth century? Conceptual

Given the influence of Confucianism and the deep roots of patriarchal social structures, what was the condition of women in China and Japan during the early modern period? What was their social status and their economic power? What were the differences between Chinese and Japanese women? Conceptual