Name:Class:Date:

Isolation in China and Japan
Ch. 19 Sections 2-3 Questions

Directions: As you read, answer the questions below in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.

  1. When was the Ming Dynasty in control of China?
  2. How did Hongwu bring stability to China?
  3. What were some of Hongwu’s agricultural reforms?
  4. What was so remarkable about the voyages of Zheng He?
  5. Why was only the government allowed to conduct foreign trade?
  6. How did foreign trade affect Ming China?
  7. How did Manchu rulers gain the respect of the Chinese people?
  8. What restrictions did the Manchus place on foreign trade?
  9. Why did the Chinese accept the Dutch and reject the British as trading partners?
  10. How were traditional styles reflected in Chinese culture?
  1. How did the daimyo help to unify Japan?
  2. How did Oda Nobunaga help to unify Japan?
  3. How did Toyotomi Hideyoshi help to unify Japan?
  4. How did Tokugawa Ieyasu help to unify Japan?
  5. What impact did the Tokugawa Shogunate have on Japanese society?
  6. How were the Portuguese able to influence Japanese society and culture?
  7. What role did Christian missionaries play in Japan?
  8. What are some positive and negative effects of the “Closed country” policy?
  9. Explain the significance of kabuki and haiku.

Name:Class:Date:

Isolation in China and Japan
Ch. 19 Sections 2-3 Questions

Directions: As you read, answer the questions below in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.

  1. When was the Ming Dynasty in control of China?
  2. How did Hongwu bring stability to China?
  3. What were some of Hongwu’s agricultural reforms?
  4. What was so remarkable about the voyages of Zheng He?
  5. Why was only the government allowed to conduct foreign trade?
  6. How did foreign trade affect Ming China?
  7. How did Manchu rulers gain the respect of the Chinese people?
  8. What restrictions did the Manchus place on foreign trade?
  9. Why did the Chinese accept the Dutch and reject the British as trading partners?
  10. How were traditional styles reflected in Chinese culture?
  1. How did the daimyo help to unify Japan?
  2. How did Oda Nobunaga help to unify Japan?
  3. How did Toyotomi Hideyoshi help to unify Japan?
  4. How did Tokugawa Ieyasu help to unify Japan?
  5. What impact did the Tokugawa Shogunate have on Japanese society?
  6. How were the Portuguese able to influence Japanese society and culture?
  7. What role did Christian missionaries play in Japan?
  8. What are some positive and negative effects of the “Closed country” policy?
  9. Explain the significance of kabuki and haiku.