According to this historian, how did trade japan?
japan used its influence to promote trade between asian and western countries. strong ties to china allowed faster immersion in western culture. japan’s finished goods brought asian influence to the western world. japan gained raw materials needed for industrialization and modernization.

I’m annoyed but glad that my history teacher left and quit her job as a teacher to become a flight attendant

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

Explain how scientist from the scientific revolution and the catholic church tie together