Chapter 4 Unit Test Flashcards
A Japanese measurement equal to about 175L of rice
Koku
The changing of attitudes and behaviors to suit a new situation
Adaptation
The centralized military government headed by the shogun
Bakufu
A sense of what is beautiful
Aesthetics
A legal order
Edict
The leader of the military government in Japan
Shogun
The hereditary ruler of Japan
Emperor
The local government of a domain in feudal Japan
Han
A large, important city of a country or region
Metropolis
A type of Japanese poem
Haiku
To adopt new ideas and technologies that are considered to be of the present time or times not long past
Modernize
To follow a policy of having no relationships with other nations
Isolate
A group of attendants or other people who accompany someone, usually of important rank
Entourage
The cultural activities that appeal to the current tastes of the general public
Popular culture
A code of conduct for samurai
Bushido
