Japan Flashcards
(27 cards)
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 (the wet monsoon ), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon ).
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
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
for each person; in relation to people taken individually.
Indemnity
a sum of money paid as compensation, especially a sum exacted by a victor in war as one condition of peace.
Edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Confucianism
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
determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants.
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
having minimal contact or little in common with others. or far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.
Arable
arable, it means that something can grow there. If you’re looking to raise crops, you better find yourself a patch of arable land.
Archipelago
a group of islands.
Rituals
a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.
Stoic
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
2.
a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism.
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.
2.
the Benue-Congo language of the Edo.
