Japan Worldview

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

perspective

Answer 2

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

Question 3

point of view

Answer 3

opinions and preferences held and expressed by an individual.

Question 4

monsoon

Answer 4

strong winds in Asia, blowing from the south-west in summer.

Question 5

shogun

Answer 5

a Japanese military ruler in Edo Japan.

Question 6

artisan

Answer 6

a skilled craftworker.

Question 7

merchant

Answer 7

a person who buys items from the artisan to trade or sell to others.

Question 8

peasant

Answer 8

they were considered important in the Edo society because they produced the food that sustained the society.

Question 9

per capita

Answer 9

average for each person.

Question 10

indemnity

Answer 10

payment for losses.

Question 11

edict

Answer 11

an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority.

Question 12

Confucianism

Answer 12

the teachings of the Chinese scholar Confucius.

Question 13

feudalism

Answer 13

the system of political organization during the MIddle Ages, (or Edo Japan) in which the lord owned all the land and all the others served him.

Question 14

hereditary

Answer 14

determined by birth.

Question 15

isolationism

Answer 15

a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.

Question 16

expansionism

Answer 16

the actions and attitudes of a state or country whose goal is to expand its power and territory.

Question 17

isolated

Answer 17

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

Question 18

arable

Answer 18

land suitable for farming and agriculture.

Question 19

ritual

Answer 19

a celebration or ceremony observed with regularity

Question 20

ethical code

Answer 20

rules about right and wrong behavior.

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

assimilation

Answer 22

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

Question 23

archipelago

Answer 23

a long chain of many islands.

Question 24

Edo

Answer 24

the period in Japanese history between 1600 and 1853; also known as the Tokugawa period.

Question 25

Meiji

Answer 25

Japanese word meaning enlightened rule; a period in Japan after Edo.

Question 26

Industrialization

Answer 26

period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one.

Question 27

Westernization

Answer 27

adopting culture and ideas of the Western world.