Japan Flashcards
Worldview
Definition: a connection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group
Perspective
Definition: the collective point of view of a specific group, which cam be by a member of the group who has the authority to speak for the group
Point of view
Definition: opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual
Monsoon
Definition: strong winds in Asia, blowing from the south-west in summer
Shogun
Definition: a Japanese military owner in Edo Japan
Artisan
Definition: a skilled craft worker
Merchant
Definition: a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade.
Peasant
Definition: a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).
Per Capita
Definition: average for each person
Indemnity
Definition: payment for losses
Edict
Definition: an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.
Confucianism
Definition: the teachings of the Chinese scholar Confucius
Feudalism
Definition: 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.
Isolationism
Definition: a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
Expansionism
Definition: the policy of territorial or economic expansion
