Why did japan isolate itself from the rest of the world in the 1600s? a. it wanted to hold on to trade secrets. b. the emperor wanted to send missionaries to other countries. c. itfeared a plague epidemic sweeping the globe. d. it wanted to protect itself from foreign influence.

in november 1781, john hanson became the first president of the united states in congress assembled, under the articles of confederation. many people have argued that john hanson, and not george washington, was the first president of the united states, but this is not quite true.

explanation:

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns