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50 Cards in this Set
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isolation |
to follow a policy of having no relationship with other nation |
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adaptation |
the changing of attitudes and behaviours to suit new situation |
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modernize |
to adopt new ideas and technologies that are considered to be of the present time or times not long pas |
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emperor |
the hereditary ruler of japan |
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daimyo |
a feudal lord of region in japan |
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shogun |
the leader of the military government in japan |
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koku |
a japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice |
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bakufu |
the centralized military government, headed by the shogun |
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edict |
a command to the public by an authority |
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han |
the local government in each domain (province), ruled by a daimyo |
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samurai |
a people held the most prestigious position in society next to the shogun |
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entourage |
a group of attendants or other people who accompany someone,usually of important rank |
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metropolises |
a large, important city of a country or region |
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edo |
a large city and government centre |
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kyoto |
a capital of japan before the central government moved to edo |
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osaka |
the center of the japanese economy |
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popular culture |
the cultural activities that appeal to the current tastes of the general public |
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opulent |
luxurious or lavish |
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geishas |
a japanese girl or woman who is trained to entertain men with singing, conserving etc. |
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aesthetics |
a sense of what is beautiful |
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consensus |
a decision reached through common agreement |
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compromise |
a settlement through mutual concession |
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czar |
russian monarch |
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crisis |
a situation of urgent need or great danger |
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assimilate |
to be absorbed into a larger group, often by giving up aspects of identity |
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monopoly |
the exclusive possession or control |
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commodore perry |
played a key role in the relationship between japan and the united states, opening up japan to the west |
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inviolable |
not to be violated or injured |
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regalia |
distinctive, elaborate, or emblematics |
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coup |
from french expression coup d'Etat, a sudden violent overthrow of a government |
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charter oath |
the charter oath was promulgated at the enthronement of emperor meiji of japan on april 1868 |
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representative government |
a government in which decisions are made by elected representative |
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democracy |
a form of government in which the citizens exercise power, either directly or through elected representative |
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industrialized |
having large industries as an important feature in country or an economic system |
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iwakura mission |
was not the only such mission, it is the most well-known and possibly most significant in terms of its impact on the modernization of Japan after a long period of isolation from the West |
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constitutional government |
a government in which operation is controlled by set list of rules |
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prefecture |
an administrative district in japan, somewhat like a large contry |
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nationalistic |
patriotic, district in japan, somewhat like a large country |
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liberal |
favouring a relaxing of social traditions |
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human rights |
the basic rights believed to belong to every person, such as the rights to freedom, to justice, and to religion |
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conservative |
arvese to rapid change |
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dajokan |
the japanese government structure implemented during the meiji period |
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domestic products |
the goods produced within a country |
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import tariff |
the taxes on goods coming into a country |
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national income |
the money received for all services,goods, and products produced by a country, unnsually measured quarterly or annually |
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gunboat diplomacy |
political negotiation supported by the threat or use of military force |
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filial |
showing proper respect |
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edo period |
japanese politics was based on a feudal system |
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meiji period |
feudalism was abolished. all japanese were to be loyal to the emperor |
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seppuku |
ritual suicide by sword; also known as hara-kiri |
