japan Flashcards
Worldview
A collection ofthe over beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the worl
Perspective
Where a group of people agree on something
Point of View
Opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual
Monsoon
Strong winds in Asia blowing from south west in summer
shogun
A Japanese military ruler in edo japan
artisan
a skilled crsftworker
per capita
average for each person
indemnity
payment for losses
edict
an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority
Confucianism
the teachings of the chinese scholar confucius
feudalism
the system of polictical organization during the middle ages in which the lord owned the land and all ithers served him
isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countrie
expansionism
the actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal
is to expand its power and territory
isolated
when a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geograpic, ecologic, or socail barries
archipelago
a long chain of many islands
