Feudal+Japan

KAI 1: The social, political, economic, and cultural nature of traditional societies before modernisation
The cycles of life in traditional societies: Japan and England since 1500
 * customs;
 * feudalism;
 * modes of production, trade and economics, the nature of work,
 * rural life,
 * urban life,
 * social structures, family, marriage,domestic economies,
 * religion,
 * leisure, customs,
 * diseases, mortality.

=Activity 1: Part A= =Mock-debate= Imagine that your are one of the following people. Debate the issue of Japan's Closed Door policy.
 * William Adams
 * A Catholic Missionary
 * a Dutch sailor
 * Dr Kaempfer
 * a Japanese scientist or doctor

OR
Imagine that you are one of the following Japanese people. Debate the issue that Japan has too many rules and/or taxes..
 * a daimy lord
 * a samurai warrior
 * a farmer (male or female)
 * a geisha
 * a merchant
 * a crafts person
 * an outcast

Resources
Work Book http://www.us-japan.org/edomatsu/home.html http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/ [] [] [] [] [] [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Kaempfer http://www.immortalgeisha.com/history_01.php
 * Open the site map and then choose from the list of people, occupations and places.
 * Click on __Travel Toikaido__ and __Choose a Character__