vocabulary - japan

Question 1

Kabuki

Answer 1

a form of theatre that became popular

Question 2

Sumo wrestling

Answer 2

originated as a religious performance became popular entertainment

Question 3

Tea ceremony

Answer 3

ritual is supposed to bring enjoyment and peace of mind to the participants

Question 4

Haiku

Answer 4

new form of poetry began in the Edo period

Question 5

Bunraku

Answer 5

puppet theatre with large, almost life size puppets

Question 6

Increased literacy rate

Answer 6

50% of the male population could read

Question 7

Kendo

Answer 7

martial art that developed the person, not just techniques to kill someone

Question 8

Noh

Answer 8

musical dance drama

Question 9

projections

Answer 9

a system of intersecting lines (ex. a grid where part or all of the globe on another spherical surface is represented as a plane [flat] surface)

Question 10

distortion

Answer 10

error

Question 11

cartographer

Answer 11

a person draws map

Question 12

isolated

Answer 12

when a person/group is set apart or cut off from the rest of the world (others by geographic, ecologic or social barriers)

Question 13

rituals

Answer 13

a celebration or ceremony observed with regularly

Question 14

ainu

Answer 14

japanś indigenous people

Question 15

kamuy

Answer 15

the gods of nature of the ainu

Question 16

tsunami

Answer 16

a strong destructive wave caused by earthquake or volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor

Question 17

stoic

Answer 17

used to describe a person who can control their emotions and endure diffcult experiences with patience

Question 18

arable

Answer 18

land suitable for farming and agriculture

Question 19

monsoon

Answer 19

strong winds in asia, blowing from the southwest in summer

Question 20

gohun

Answer 20

cooked rice or meal

Question 21

homogenous

Answer 21

a group of people similiar in nature and character

Question 22

assimiliaiton

Answer 22

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

Question 23

shogun

Answer 23

a japanese military ruler in edo japan

Question 24

ronin

Answer 24

samurarai warriors without masters

Question 25

daiymo

Answer 25

a powerfule japenese landowner + noble

Question 26

shogunate

Answer 26

a strong council of advisors officials and administrators

Question 27

hereditary

Answer 27

determined by birth

Question 28

seppuku

Answer 28

ritual sucide performed in japan as an honourable alternative to to humiliation + public shame

Question 29

outcasts

Answer 29

japenese people who were shunned + ignored by other classes because of the work they did

Question 30

confucianism

Answer 30

the teaching of the chinese scholar, confucius

Question 31

ethical code

Answer 31

rules about right + wrong behaviour

Question 32

per captia

Answer 32

average for each person

Question 33

martyrs

Answer 33

a person who is willing to die for his or her convictions or beliefs

Question 34

dutch scholars

Answer 34

japenese academics who learned dutch language and educated themselves in western ways