japan Flashcards
(25 cards)
worldview
a contrie’s or bigger sociaty’s opinion on a situation
perspective
a groups opinion
point of view
some ones persanal opinion
monsoon
strong winds in asia blowing from the southwest in summer
shogun
a japanese military ruler in edo japan
artisan
a skilled craftworker
per capita
average for each person
indemnity
payment for losses
edict
an order or proclamation created by a person in authority
confucianism
philisofical and ethical teachings
feudalism
the dominant soicial system in mid evil euope
isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from other groups or intrests
expansionism
the policy of territorial or economic expansion
isolated
apart from every thing else
archipelago
a group of islands
rituals
traditions
stoic
a person who can feel pain or hardship without showing feelings
assimilation
being absorbed into somthing (a group)
edo
former name of tokyo
meiji
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Mutsuhito from 1868 to 1912.
industrialization
the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country
westernization
to influence with ideas, customs, practices,
hereditary
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes:
Blue eyes are hereditary in our family
arable
capable of producing crops; suitable for farming;
