Japan Vocabulary

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

Point of View

Answer 2

Opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual.

Question 3

Perspective

Answer 3

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 for representing objects in paintings as they appear to the eye.

Question 4

Japan

Answer 4

A country of Asia on an archipelago off the northeast coast of the mainland.

Question 5

Shogun

Answer 5

A Japanese military rules in Edo Japan.

Question 6

Samurai

Answer 6

Professional, paid members of the Japanese military.

Question 7

Peasant

Answer 7

A farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for agriculture.

Question 8

Artisan

Answer 8

A skilled craftworker.

Question 9

Merchant

Answer 9

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Question 10

Indemnity

Answer 10

Payment for losses.

Question 11

Per Capita

Answer 11

Average for each person..

Question 12

Edict

Answer 12

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Question 13

Confusianism

Answer 13

The teachings of the Chinese scholar Confucius.

Question 14

Feudalism

Answer 14

The system of political organization during the middle ages in which the lord owned all the land and all others served him.

Question 15

Hereditary

Answer 15

Determined by birth.

Question 16

Expansionism

Answer 16

The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand it’s power and territory.

Question 17

Isolated

Answer 17

When a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic, economic, or social barriers.

Question 18

Archipelago

Answer 18

A long chain of many islands.

Question 19

Arable

Answer 19

Land suitable for farming and agriculture.

Question 20

Ritual

Answer 20

A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity.

Question 21

Stoic

Answer 21

Used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endure difficult experiences with patience.

Question 22

Ethical Codes

Answer 22

Rules about right and wrong behaviour

Question 23

Edo Period

Answer 23

A period in Japanese history between 1600 & 1853.

Question 24

Meiji

Answer 24

Japanese word meaning enlightened rule.

Question 25

Assimilation

Answer 25

Forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group.

Question 26

Industrialization

Answer 26

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Question 27

Westernization

Answer 27

Adopting the culture and ideas of the Western world.

Question 28

Monsoon

Answer 28

Strong winds in Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer.