japan Flashcards
worldview
the overall perspective from which one sees the world
point of view
opinions and prefreces held and expressed by an idividual
perspective
the collective point of view of a specific group
monsoon
strong winds in Asia,blowing southwest in summer
shogun
a japanese military ruler in edo japan
artisan
a skilled craftworker
merchant
a person or company involved in wholesale trade
peasent
a poor farmer or low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation
per capita
average for each person
indemnity
payment for losses
edict
an official order or proclamation
confucianism
the teachings of the chinese scholar confucius
feudalism
the system of political organizations during the middle ages in which the lord owned the land and all others served him
isolationism
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups
archipelago
a group of islands
