question: The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo. The period was characterized by economic growth, strict social order, isolationist foreign policies, a stable population, "no more wars", and popular enjoyment of arts and culture. The shogunate was officially established in Edo on March 24, 1603, by Tokugawa Ieyasu. The period came to an end with the Meiji Restoration on May 3, 1868, after the fall of Edo.

A revolution took place from the time of the Kamakura shogunate, which existed with the Tenno's court, to the Tokugawa, when the "samurai" became the unchallenged rulers in what historian Edwin O. Reischauer called a "centralized feudal" form of shogunate. Instrumental in the rise of the new-existing bakufu was Tokugawa Ieyasu, the main beneficiary of the achievements of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Already powerful, Ieyasu profited by his transfer to the rich Kanto area. He maintained two million "koku" of land, a new headquarters at Edo, a strategically situated castle town (the future Tokyo), and also had an additional two million "koku" of land and thirty-eight vassals under his control. After Hideyoshi's death, Ieyasu moved quickly to seize control from the Toyotomi family.
1. Which shogunate ruled Japan between 1603 and 1868?
2. How many regional daimyo did the country have during that period?
3. Was economic growth good then?
4. Were there many wars then?
5. Did the arts and culture flourish?
6. Who established this period?
7. What was the exact date of it's establishment?
8. What was the exact date of the demise of it?
9. What city is now located at the place where there was a castle headquarters in Edo?
10. Was the Kamakura shogunate peaceful?
11. Was Ieyasu's transfer to Kanto beneficial to him?
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answer: 1. Tokugawa
2. 300
3. yes
4. none
5. yes
6. Tokugawa Ieyasu
7. March 24, 1603
8. May 3, 1868
9. Tokyo
10. no
11. yes

CHAPTER NINETEEN.

THE DARKEST HOUR.

A long time after the events narrated in the last chapter, John Adams and Edward Young sat together one evening in the cave at the top of the mountain, where poor Fletcher Christian had been wont to hold his lonely vigils.

"I've bin thinkin' of late," said Young, "that it is very foolish of us to content ourselves with merely fishing from the rocks, when there are better fish to be had in deep water, and plenty of material at hand for making canoes."

"You're right, sir; we ought to try our hands at a canoe. Pity we didn't do so before the native men was all killed. They knew what sort o' trees to use, and how to split 'em up into planks, an' all that sort o' thing."

"But McCoy used to study that subject, and talk much about it, when we were in Otaheite," returned Young. "I've no doubt that with his aid we could build a good enough canoe, and the women would be as able as the men, no doubt, to direct us what to do if we were in a difficulty. McCoy is a handy fellow, you know, with tools, as he has proved more than once since the death of poor Williams."

Adams shook his head.

"No doubt, Mr Young, he's handy enough with the tools; but ever since he discovered how to make spirits, neither he nor Quintal, as you know, sir, are fit for anything."

"True," said Young, with a perplexed look; "it never occurred to me before that strong drink was such a curse. I begin now to understand why some men that I have known have been so enthusiastic in their outcry against it. Perhaps it would be right for you and me to refuse to drink with Quintal and McCoy, seeing that they are evidently killing themselves with it." What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the chapter title?
2. Who is sitting together?
3. What do they want to build?
4. Do they have all knowledge to build one?
5. Who did?
6. What happened to the natives?
7. What is one of the things the natives knew?
8. Who found out how to make alcohol?
9. Is he useful now?
10. Where are the two men at?
11. Where is the cave?
12. Who is poor?
13. What did he hold?
14. Where will better fish be at?
15. What else will be easier to find in this area?
Answer: 1. THE DARKEST HOUR
2. John Adams and Edward Young
3. canoes
4. No
5. the native men
6. the native men was all killed
7. what sort o' trees to use
8. Mr Young
9. No
10. in the cave
11. at the top of the mountain
12. Fletcher Christian
13. lonely vigils
14. in deep water
15. material for making canoes

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Karl Fleming joined the military because he needed a change in his life. He had a successful career with a shipping company but he wanted to do something more. He found that something in the U.S. army. Fleming began his service in 2009 and never looked back.

A few years later, Fleming volunteered to go to Afghanistan. There, he worked as a bodyguard for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He enjoyed it, except for the almost-nightly rocket attacks. Karl was never hit directly by a rocket, but he didn't need to be to feel its effects. The rockets caused severe shaking, shaking so bad that Fleming was left with many injuries. He was also diagnosed with concussions and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD).

Fleming said he was down but not out. Once he returned from Afghanistan, Fleming underwent one test after another. At first, Fleming said he thought he could recover or be able to return to duty and realize his dream of becoming an officer. But then came the news he had never imagined: Fleming would never be an officer because he was too injured to continue.

Fleming said he was depressed after learning his military career was over. Add that to the memory loss, extreme anxiety and the many painful medical procedures he was already experiencing. He rarely ventured outside on the weekend. Instead, he preferred to sleep in. All that changed, however, with Fleming's service dog, Kuchar.

Fleming said he had heard dogs could help people suffering from PTSD, so he started doing research. Karl eventually selected K9s for Warriors, which is where he met Kuchar, a yellow lab. Fleming and Kuchar trained together for weeks, before returning to Fort Benning. K9s for Warriors provided Fleming with Kuchar and the training for free.

Life with Kuchar has been life-changing. Fleming doesn't sleep in any more because Kuchar won't let him. Instead, they venture out into a world Karl was once afraid of -- a world for Fleming that now seems impossible to imagine without Kuchar by his side. 1. Why did Karl join the military?
2. When did he join?
3. What branch did he join?
4. Where did he go next?
5. What was his job?
6. For who?
7. What made this job unenjoyable?
8. Was he phyiscally hurt?
9. Was he able to become an officer?
10. How did he feel about that?
11. What helped him go out?
12. What was his name?
numbered_answers:
1. wanted to do more
2. 2009
3. U.S. Army
4. Afghanistan
5. bodyguard
6. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
7. rocket attacks
8. yes
9. no
10. depressed
11. a service dog
12. Kuchar