ss japan

Question 1

ainu

Answer 1

japans indigenous people

Question 2

arable

Answer 2

land suitable for farming

Question 3

archipelago

Answer 3

chain of islands

Question 4

assimilation

Answer 4

forcing people to adopt new ideas of a larger group

Question 5

backlash

Answer 5

hostile reaction against change

Question 6

confucianism

Answer 6

the teachings of the chinese scholar confcius

Question 7

daimyo

Answer 7

a japanese land owner or noble

Question 8

dutch scholars

Answer 8

japanese academics that studied dutch ways

Question 9

ethical codes

Answer 9

rules about right or wrong behaviour

Question 10

hereditary

Answer 10

determined by birth

Question 11

homogeneous

Answer 11

a group that have the same beliefs

Question 12

indeminty

Answer 12

payment for losses

Question 13

isolated

Answer 13

when a person or group is cut off from others

Question 14

kamuy

Answer 14

the gods of nature

Question 15

kendo

Answer 15

a japanese martial art

Question 16

martyr

Answer 16

a person who is willing to die for their master

Question 17

meiji

Answer 17

japanese word meaning enlightned rule

Question 18

monsoon

Answer 18

strong winds in asia

Question 19

oligarchy

Answer 19

an unelected group of powerful leaders

Question 20

outcasts

Answer 20

japanese people ignored by other social classes

Question 21

per capita

Answer 21

average for each person

Question 22

rituals

Answer 22

a celebration or ceremony

Question 23

ronin

Answer 23

a masterless samuria

Question 24

seppuku

Answer 24

ritual suicide

Question 25

shogun

Answer 25

a japanese military leader

Question 26

shogunate

Answer 26

a strong council

Question 27

tsunami

Answer 27

a strong destructive wave