Document H: Excerpt for Secondary Source and Topographical Map of JapanThis excerpt describes Japanese trade with China during the feudal period. Trade between these countries varied depending on the political relations at the time. For example, during the Mongol raids of Japan, trade between Japan and China lapsed. However, peaceful relations between these countries caused trade to flourish.Document Analysis1. Based on this excerpt, do you think trade was instrumental in the spread of Buddhism to Japan? Explain.2. Summarize the trade relations described in this excerpt. Do you think the geographic locations of Japan, China, and Korea contributed to this trade? Explain.3. Based on the geography of Japan, do you think trade from one area of Japan to another could be difficult? Explain.The History of Japan by Louis G. Perez, Greenwood Press, 1998, page 42.Trade goods from China and Korea were silk, brocades, cotton, tea, books, copper coins, and porcelain. Japanese wares were swords, folding fans, sulfur, copper, and silver. Japanese priests on religious pilgrimages often went along on these journeys as well. Chinese and Korean artists, potters, and priests also made the journey to Japan. . . . Japanese merchants ranged far afield in Southeast Asia as well. Whole communities of Japanese merchants set up shop in the Philippines, Siam, Taiwan, and the other islands.
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