Societies in both Africa and the Americas were diverse and had local practices and beliefs. In Africa, there were larger kingdoms and more people were primarily practicing agriculture. In the Americas, groups were smaller and less territorial. Native Americans were more susceptible to European disease and were resistant to slavery. Africans were resistant to European diseases and were able to repel European invasion for a while. Africans participated in slavery and started more wars internally to capture rival peoples and sell them to the Europeans. In both places, indigenous peoples and societies became less stable because of interaction with Europeans.
The "closed country period" during the Tokugawa shogunate was a time when the Japanese were hostile to foreigners and outside influences. People were limited from traveling and foreigners were mostly kept out. For the rulers, this was a way to control people and prevent outside powers from invading. It helped them strengthen their control over the people. However, it also limited trade with other nations and prevented ideas from spreading.
9. Societies in both Africa and the Americas were diverse and had local practices and beliefs. In Africa, there were larger kingdoms and more people were primarily practicing agriculture. In the Americas, groups were smaller and less territorial. Native Americans were more susceptible to European disease and were resistant to slavery. Africans were resistant to European diseases and were able to repel European invasion for a while. Africans participated in slavery and started more wars internally to capture rival peoples and sell them to the Europeans. In both places, indigenous peoples and societies became less stable because of interaction with Europeans.
10. The "closed country period" during the Tokugawa shogunate was a time when the Japanese were hostile to foreigners and outside influences. People were limited from traveling and foreigners were mostly kept out. For the rulers, this was a way to control people and prevent outside powers from invading. It helped them strengthen their control over the people. However, it also limited trade with other nations and prevented ideas from spreading.
