click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Japan Cards
Japan Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |