Japan Vocabulary Flashcards
Ritual
A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity.
Confucianism
A system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.
Feudalism
The system of political organization during the middle ages in which the Lord owned the land and all others served him.
Perspective
The collective point of view of a specific group which can be expressed by a member of the group who has the authority to appeal for the group in art, the technique of representing objects in paintings as they appear to they eye.
Point of view
Opinions and references held and expressed by an individual.
World view
A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by am individual or a group; the overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world.
Monsoon
Strong winds in asia, blowing from the from the southwest in summer.
Shogun
A Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan.
Artisan
A skilled craft worker.
Merchant
Business person
Peasant
Poor farmer or low status person.
Edict
An official or proclamation issued by a person of authority.
Isolationism
A policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups,especially the political affairs of other countries.
Industrialism
The process in which a society or country transform itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.
Per capita
Average for each person
Expansionism
The actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expanding power and territory.
Archipelago
A long chain of many islands.
Arable
Land suitable for farming and agriculture
Hereditary
Determined by birth
Ethical code
Rules about right/wrong behaviour
Assimilation
Forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group
Edo
The period in Japan history between 1600 and 1853; also known as the Tokyugawa period.
Meiji
Japanese word meaning enlighten
Westernization
Adopting the culture and ideas of the western world
Indemnity
Payment for losses
Isolated
When a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by geographic ecological or social barriers
