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 point of view of a group that can be expressed by one member of the group

Question 3

point of view

Answer 3

a single persons opinion

Question 4

shogun

Answer 4

a hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness of the nominal head of state (the mikado or emperor), the shogun was generally the real ruler of the country until feudalism was abolished in 1867.

Question 5

artisan

Answer 5

a worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.

Question 6

monsoon

Answer 6

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 ).

Question 7

merchant

Answer 7

a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.

Question 8

peasant

Answer 8

a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation

Question 9

per capita

Answer 9

a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation

Question 10

indemnity

Answer 10

security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

Question 11

edict

Answer 11

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Question 12

confucianism

Answer 12

a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.

Question 13

feudalism

Answer 13

the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lord’s land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

Question 14

hereditary

Answer 14

(of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance.

Question 15

isolationism

Answer 15

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Question 16

expansionism

Answer 16

the policy of territorial or economic expansion.

Question 17

isolated

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far away from other places, buildings, or people.

Question 18

archipelago

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a group of islands

Question 19

arable

Answer 19

land that is suitable for growing crops.

Question 20

rituals

Answer 20

a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

Question 21

ethical codes

Answer 21

A code of ethics issued by a business is a particular kind of policy statement.

Question 22

stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.

Question 23

assimilation

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The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group: “Waves of immigrants have been assimilated into the American culture.”

Question 24

edo

Answer 24

Edo, also romanized as Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. It was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868

Question 25

meiji

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the period when Japan was ruled by the emperor Meiji Tenno, marked by the modernization and westernization of the country.

Question 26

industrialization

Answer 26

The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.

Question 27

westernalization

Answer 27

is a process whereby societies come under or adopt Western culture in areas such as industry