vocabulary - japan Flashcards
Kabuki
a form of theatre that became popular
Sumo wrestling
originated as a religious performance became popular entertainment
Tea ceremony
ritual is supposed to bring enjoyment and peace of mind to the participants
Haiku
new form of poetry began in the Edo period
Bunraku
puppet theatre with large, almost life size puppets
Increased literacy rate
50% of the male population could read
Kendo
martial art that developed the person, not just techniques to kill someone
Noh
musical dance drama
projections
a system of intersecting lines (ex. a grid where part or all of the globe on another spherical surface is represented as a plane [flat] surface)
distortion
error
cartographer
a person draws map
isolated
when a person/group is set apart or cut off from the rest of the world (others by geographic, ecologic or social barriers)
rituals
a celebration or ceremony observed with regularly
ainu
japanś indigenous people
kamuy
the gods of nature of the ainu
tsunami
a strong destructive wave caused by earthquake or volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor
stoic
used to describe a person who can control their emotions and endure diffcult experiences with patience
arable
land suitable for farming and agriculture
monsoon
strong winds in asia, blowing from the southwest in summer
gohun
cooked rice or meal
homogenous
a group of people similiar in nature and character
assimiliaiton
forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group
shogun
a japanese military ruler in edo japan
ronin
samurarai warriors without masters
daiymo
a powerfule japenese landowner + noble
shogunate
a strong council of advisors officials and administrators
hereditary
determined by birth
seppuku
ritual sucide performed in japan as an honourable alternative to to humiliation + public shame
outcasts
japenese people who were shunned + ignored by other classes because of the work they did
confucianism
the teaching of the chinese scholar, confucius
ethical code
rules about right + wrong behaviour
per captia
average for each person
martyrs
a person who is willing to die for his or her convictions or beliefs
dutch scholars
japenese academics who learned dutch language and educated themselves in western ways
