Dejima: A man-made island located in Nagasaki Bay, Japan, which served as the sole trading post for Dutch traders during the Edo period.
Rangaku: The "Dutch learning" movement in Japan that emerged due to contact with Dutch traders and their knowledge of Western science and technology.
Scientific Revolution: The period of rapid advancements in science and technology that occurred in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, which had an indirect influence on Japan through contact with Dutch traders.