Global Studies II & Honors Class
Refresher on the Age of Absolutism
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A short video just to refresh you memory a bit...
Here's a link to another video with interesting ties to art & music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q-uMw52cgk
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Japanese History of Edo Period to Meiji Restoration Video
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These cover a lot of 9th grade information, but then cross over to 10 grade as it enters the 19th century and the Meiji Restoration, a crucial time in Japanese and Asian history.
We only watched one segment of the film, but feel free to watch all 6.
When finished, ask yourself: How did the culture of Japan that Matthew Perry found in 1852 enable the Japanese to modernize so quickly over a 30 year period? What traits in their society allowed them to overcome the dominance of European nations?
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