Ido not know this
why did the tokugawa shogunate see a rise of a popular culture, during which time the visual arts, literature, and performing arts thrived?
a. new firearms were brought to japan from portugal, and we're used to eliminate those who opposed the fine arts.
b. commodore matthew perry arrived in japan in the 1850s from the united states.
c. the tokugawa shoguns closed the country's borders which permitted its own unique culture to develop.
d. the period of the tokugawa shogunate was a hostile and violent time that did not see growth in popular culture.

C. The Tokugawa Shoguns closed the country's borders which permitted its own unique culture to develop.

Explanation:

What is Shogun? In ancient Japan, a Shogun is a military post with wide powers. A Shogunate, in this way, is a government ruled by the shoguns. This post can only be given by the Emperor. Japan in the 15th and 16th centuries witnessed a long period of wars, which destabilizes the central power. In several aspects, Japan couldn't be considered a united nation, once each province was ruled by a daimyo (feudal lord), and the order was maintained by his samurais. After the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate, the fight for the power increased. After a bloody battle, Ieyasu Tokugawa created a new shogunate, this time stronger and centralized than the previous. Once in power, he witnesses the crescent influence of foreign cultures and religions, especially the Portuguese who were in Japan for almost 50 years. The constant attempt of religious conversion and economic/cultural interference led Tokugawa expells the foreigns (except some dutch), and close the Japanese borders. This period, also know as the Edo Period, is characterized as a moment when Japan did not accept any foreign influence and developed its culture, based on the traditions.

music always has an important role in culture and societies, infact for example rock’n roll music has conditioned different areas of pop culture above all in the 60s. in the modern american society its role is different.

unfortunately many think about how some unfortunate events happened to the columbine high school shootings can be related to rock music just because the teenagers involved listened to this kind of music.

i think that we can valorize the change to take refuge in this genre of music to keep on in everyday life, teenagers are comfortable when they can listen to a song about a specific problem. realizing that someone else is living your personal drama too can them to feel less lonely nowadays.