Japan Flashcards

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Ainu

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Japanese Indigenous people

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2
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Arable

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Land suitable for farming or agriculture

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3
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Archipelago

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Long chain of islands

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4
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assimilation

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

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5
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Backlash

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Adverse or hostile reaction against change

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6
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Confucianism

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The teachings of a chinese scholar confucius

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7
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Daimyo

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Powerful japanese land owner or noble

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8
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Dutch scholars

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Japanese academics who learned the Dutch language and educated themselves about western ways

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9
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Ethical Codes

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Rules about right and wrong behaviour

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10
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Hereditary

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Determined by birth

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Homogeneous

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Group of people similar in nature and character

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12
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Indemnity

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payment for losses

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13
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Isolated

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When a person or group is cut off from others

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14
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Kamuy

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The god of nature of the Ainu

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15
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Kendo

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A japanese martial arts

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16
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Meiji

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Japanese word meaning enlightened rule

16
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Martyr

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

17
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Monsoon

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Strong winds in Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer

18
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Oligarchy

A

A unelected group of powerful leaders

19
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Outcasts

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Japanese people who were shunned or ignored by other classes because of the type of work they did

20
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Per Capita

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Average for a person

21
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Rituals

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A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity

22
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Ronin

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Samurai warriors without masters

23
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Seppuku

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Ritual suicide

24
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Shogun

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A japanese military ruler in Edo Japan

25
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Shogunate

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Strong council of advisors,officials and administrators

26
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Tsunami

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A strong, destructive wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor

27
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Westernization

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Adopting the culture and ideas of the western world