japan Flashcards
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worldview
a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world.
perspective
a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.
point of view
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter
monsoon
a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain
shogun
a hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness of the nominal head of state (the mikado or emperor), the shogun was generally the real ruler of the country until feudalism was abolished in 1867.
artisan
a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand
merchant
a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade
peasant
a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries
per capita indemnity
for each person; in relation to people taken individually
edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
canfucianism
a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius
feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.
hereditary
holding a position by inheritance
isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries
expansionism
the policy of territorial or economic expansion
isolated
far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.
archipelago
a group of islands.
a sea or stretch of water containing many islands
rituals
a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
stoic
person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
ethical codes
A code of ethics document may outline the mission and values of the business or organization, how professionals are supposed to approach problems, the ethical principles based on the organization’s core values and the standards to which the professional will be held.
assimilation
assimilation definition. The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group: “Waves of immigrants have been assimilated into the American culture
edo
a member of a people inhabiting the district of Benin in Nigeria.
meiji
the period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country
industrialization
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In this question, industrialization is a noun that means the development of commercial enterprise. Industrialization occurs when industry is introduced on a large scale to a region or country — for example, when an economy goes from being based on agriculture to being based on manufacturing and other industries
