1. J A P A N FROM ISOLATION TO ADAPTATION

2. JAPAN AND THE WORLD

3. RECENT PERIODS IN JAPANESE HISTORY 1500-16031603-18681868-19121912-2000Now 1500 - 1603- 250 warring lords controlled Japan 1603 - 1868- EDO PERIOD: Isolation Japan entered a long period of relative peace and development and tried to isolate itself from the world. 1868 - 1912- MEIJI PERIOD: Adaptation and Modernization Japan rapidly adapted and modernized using ideas collected from around the world. 1912 – 2000- MODERN PERIOD Japan modernized. 2000- NOW Japan is an influential world leader.

4. EDO PERIOD: ISOLATION Japan had an isolation policy during the 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s. This meant that they had no relationships with other countries.

5. MEIJI PERIOD: ADAPTATION Japan used the German army as the model for their army. Japan used the British navy as the model for their navy. Japan established free education for everyone and a six- year program for boys and girls, modeled on France’s system New universities were founded and modeled after those in the United States.

6. UNIT 3 JAPAN From Isolation to Adaptation Chapter 12 Shaping a Unique Worldview Chapter 13 Japan Under the Shogun Chapter 14 Edo Japan: A Closed Society Chapter 15 Contact and Change in Meiji Japan Chapter 16 Return to Roots