Why would republican ideologies appeal to ordinary people in 1848? What groups might oppose or be indifferent to republicanism? Why did reformists present liberal- republican ideals in visual formats as in source 3?

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.

they were all fought in the middle east during ww1