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Box Quiz 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | A chain of islands |
| Honshu | Japan’s largest island, the capital is located here |
| Homogeneous | A society with almost no ethnic minorities |
| Kobe (Hanshin) | An earthquake took place here in 1995 causing over hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damages and killing over 5,000 |
| Bushido | Known simply as “the way of the warrior” this was a code of ethic and behavior that all Samurai followed |
| Terrace | Type of farming where steps are cut into the sides of mountains |
| Shinto | The religion which worships nature gods and honors thousands of local deities. It means “Way of the gods” |
| Amaterasu | The sun goddess who is ever present in the Japanese origin myth |
| Un-navigable | Fast moving river which is poor for transportation but excellent for irrigation and power |
| Samurai | Lived by a code of honor called Bushido, these warriors committed themselves to bravery and loyalty to their lord. It means “One who serves” |