Japan

Question 1

Worldview

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Perspective

Answer 2

The collective point of view of 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 painting as they apper to eye

Question 3

Point Of View

Answer 3

opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual

Question 4

monsoon

Answer 4

strong winds in Asia, blowing from south-west in summer

Question 5

shogun

Answer 5

a Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan

Question 6

artisan

Answer 6

a person skilled in an applied art

Question 7

merchant

Answer 7

a person who buys and sells commodities for profit

Question 8

peasant

Answer 8

a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.

Question 9

per capita

Answer 9

average for each person

Question 10

edict

Answer 10

a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority

Question 11

confucianism

Answer 11

the system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct.

Question 12

feudalism

Answer 12

the feudal system, or its principles and practices.

Question 13

isolationism

Answer 13

the policy or doctrine of isolating one’s country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one’s country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.

Question 14

expansionism

Answer 14

a policy of expansion, as of territory or currency

Question 15

indemnity

Answer 15

protection or security against damage or loss.

Question 16

isolated

Answer 16

separated from other persons or things; alone; solitary.

Question 17

archipelago

Answer 17

a large group or chain of islands

Question 18

hereditary

Answer 18

passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes

Question 19

arable

Answer 19

capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage

Question 20

rituals

Answer 20

an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.

Question 21

stoic

Answer 21

of or relating to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity.

Question 22

ethical

Answer 22

pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.

Question 23

codes

Answer 23

a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:

Question 24

assimilation

Answer 24

the act or process of assimilating, or of absorbing information, experiences

Question 25

edo

Answer 25

a former name of Tokyo.

Question 26

meiji

Answer 26

the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Mutsuhito from 1868 to 1912.

Question 27

industrialization

Answer 27

the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.

Question 28

westernization

Answer 28

adopting the culture and ideas of the western world