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Japan Cards
Japan Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Amaterasu | Sun Goddess |
Emperor Jinmu | First emperor of Japan |
Yamato Clan | 500 AD - Dynasty that rules Honshu for 1000 years. Claimed to be decendants of Amaterasu |
Archipelago | Chain of islands |
Ring of Fire | Lands in Asia that are susceptible to earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis |
Tsunami | Large wave |
Pagoda | Architecture that is copied from Buddhism |
Kana | Language written with phonetic symbols for syllables |
Fujiwara | Noble families in power |
Lady Murasaki-Shikibu | Author of the first novel, Tale of the Genji |