ss japan Flashcards
1
Q
ainu
A
japans indigenous people
2
Q
arable
A
land suitable for farming
3
Q
archipelago
A
chain of islands
4
Q
assimilation
A
forcing people to adopt new ideas of a larger group
5
Q
backlash
A
hostile reaction against change
6
Q
confucianism
A
the teachings of the chinese scholar confcius
7
Q
daimyo
A
a japanese land owner or noble
8
Q
dutch scholars
A
japanese academics that studied dutch ways
9
Q
ethical codes
A
rules about right or wrong behaviour
10
Q
hereditary
A
determined by birth
11
Q
homogeneous
A
a group that have the same beliefs
12
Q
indeminty
A
payment for losses
13
Q
isolated
A
when a person or group is cut off from others
14
Q
kamuy
A
the gods of nature
15
Q
kendo
A
a japanese martial art
