The policy referred to as 'isolationism' was implemented as they feared their people would no longer be self-sufficient and would rely on trade with foreigners, that outsiders wanted to change their traditional practices and beliefs and that European nations might someday threaten their rule. For a period of time the Chinese attempted to become self-reliant, but found that in doing so the country could not break even economically, especially when attempting to maintain a communist vision when it came to economics. The culture of Japan developed with limited influence from the outside world and had one of the longest stretches of peace in history. During this period, Japan developed thriving cities and castle towns and increasing commodification of agriculture and domestic trade, <span>wage labor, increasing literacy and concomitant </span>print culture, <span>laying the groundwork for modernization.</span>
TRUE, the mosaics of Sepphoris are created by the traveling artisans from some other part of the Roman Empire.
<u>EXPLANATION:</u>
It is believed that the Sepphoris mosaics were created by the travelling artisans, since there was no general knowledge about the species that are not present in the Sepphoris region.
The artist travels from one part of the Rome Empire to other and gains knowledge about the species that are not present in the Sepphoris region. The figures of the animals that are created in the Sepphoris mosaics are not identified by all the people, since many of them are not aware of the species.
