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Commodore Matthew Perry and the End of Edo

Resource type Lesson plan
Published date 05 Jan 2022
DescriptionIn this lesson, students studying Japanese language will become familiar with Commodore Perry and his role in Japanese history while learning about Japanese ways of describing people. The World Historical Gazetteer site is used to introduce Edo and talk about the change of name from Edo to Tokyo.
Subjects Japanese language
Grade levels 10-12
Keywords Edo, Tokyo, Perry, Sakoku, Tengu
Author(s) Isabel Espino de Valdivia
Region(s) Eastern Asia