Chapter 12 Flashcards
Define Ainu.
a member of an indigenous people of northern Japan
Define assimilation.
To be forced into a different religion or area
Define the modern term of Kamikaze.
a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.
Define the ancient term of Kamikaze
The divine wind sent by the gods to protect Japan.
Define Stoic.
describe a person who controls his or her emotions and endures difficult
experiences with patience
Define Matsuri
a solemn festival celebrated periodically at Shinto shrines in Japan.
Define tsunami
A large, often catastrophic wave caused by an earthquake
Define 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).
Define isolated.
To be distanced or kept from something.
Define homogenous.
Of the same kind; alike.
Define Arable.
Land used or suitable for growing crops
Define rituals.
A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order; synonym for ceremony
Define Gohan.
Cooked rice.
Why is rice such an important symbol to the Japanese?
It was used as a currency many years ago; a lord’s status was determined by how much rice his region produced, a person’s worth determined by how much rice they grew, and a land’s worth determined by how much rice it could grow.
What were the ‘Dark sides’ to nature in the Japanese view?
Tsunamis, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
