Vocabolary

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monsoon

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Strong winds in asia, blowing from the south-west in summer

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shogun

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a Japanese military leader in the Edo period

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artisan

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a skilled craftworker

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merchant

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a person involved in wholesome trade

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peasant

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a poor farmer of low social status

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per capita

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average for each person

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indemnity

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payment for losses

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edict

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an official order or proclamation issued by a person in athority

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confucianism

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the teachings of the Chinese scholar Confucius

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feudalism

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the system of political organization during the Middle Ages in which the lord owned all the land and all others served him

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isolationism

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a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries

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expansionism

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The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory

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isolated

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when a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers

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archipelago

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A long chain of many islands

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hereditary

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determined by birth

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arable

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land suitable for farming and agriculture

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ritual

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A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity

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stoic

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used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endure difficult experiences with patients

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ethical codes

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rules of right and wrong behavior

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assimilation

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forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group

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edo

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The period in Japanese history between 1618 53 also known as the Tokugawa period.

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meiji

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Japanese word meaning enlightened rule

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industrialization

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The process in which a society or countrytransforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services

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westernization

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adopting the culture and ideas of the Western world

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worldview

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A collection of believes about life and the universe held by an individual or group the; overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world

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perspective

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The collective point of view A specific group which can be expressed by a member of the group who has the authority to speak for the group; in art, the technique of representing objects in paintings as they appear to the eye

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point of view

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opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual