From the list choose the year that corresponds to the event in Japanese history. Write in the space provided. 1636 1543 1854 1868 1858 1641 1603 1597 1549 1587 Description Mark Correctly matches the year to the corresponding event 1–10 (1 mark each) Answer Corresponding date Event description Edo was renamed Tokyo and became the new national capital 1868 The Harris Treaty or Treaty of Edo was organised 1858 Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued an edict ordering all Jesuit missionaries to leave Japan 1587 Francis Xavier, a Jesuit priest, landed in Kagoshima 1549 The Tokugawa Shogunate issued an edict closing Japan to the rest of the world 1636 Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the death of 26 Christians, by crucifixion, at Nagasaki 1597 From this time, the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to visit Japan 1641 Tokugawa Ieyasu claimed the title of shogun 1603 The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed 1854 Portuguese traders came ashore at Tanega island, near Kyushu 1543 Write answers on three (3) of the following topics of the Tokugawa Period in terms of their significance in Japanese history: Japanese isolation between 1636–1853 The Unequal Treaties Commodore Matthew Perry The decline of the samurai Description Mark Provides an introductory statement 1 Provides at least three (3) accurate and relevant content/historical points concerning 1–3 the event/person (1 mark per point) Provides a concluding statement that highlights the significance of the event/person in 1 the overall context 5 Subtotal (for each topic) Total 15 Answer could include, but is not limited to: Topic 1 Japan was cut off from the great agricultural, scientific and industrial changes taking place in the West The feudal system was rigidly enforced by the Tokugawa but would ultimately prove costly
From the list choose the year that corresponds to the event in Japanese history. Write in the space provided. 1636 1543 1854 1868 1858 1641 1603 1597 1549 1587 Description Mark Correctly matches the year to the corresponding event 1–10 (1 mark each) Answer Corresponding date Event description 1868 Edo was renamed Tokyo and became the new national capital 1858 The Harris Treaty or Treaty of Edo was organised 1587 Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued an edict ordering all Jesuit missionaries to leave Japan 1549 Francis Xavier, a Jesuit priest, landed in Kagoshima 1636 The Tokugawa Shogunate issued an edict closing Japan to the rest of the world 1597 Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the death of 26 Christians, by crucifixion, at Nagasaki 1641 From this time, the Dutch were the only Europeans allowed to visit Japan 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu claimed the title of shogun 1854 The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed 1543 Portuguese traders came ashore at Tanega island, near Kyushu Write answers on three (3) of the following topics of the Tokugawa Period in terms of their significance in Japanese history: Japanese isolation between 1636–1853 The Unequal Treaties Commodore Matthew Perry The decline of the samurai Description Mark Provides an introductory statement 1 Provides at least three (3) accurate and relevant content/historical points concerning the event/person 1–3 (1 mark per point) Provides a concluding statement that highlights the significance of the event/person in the overall context 1 Subtotal 5 (for each topic) Total 15 Answer could include, but is not limited to: Topic 1 Japan was cut off from the great agricultural, scientific and industrial changes taking place in the West The feudal system was rigidly enforced by the Tokugawa but would ultimately prove costly