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Ancient Japan
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a large group of islands | archipelago |
| highest mountain in Japan | Mount Fuji |
| leader of Japan who began the Golden Age and spread Buddhism | Shotoku |
| oldest religion in Japan | Shintoism |
| name that means "land of the rising sun" | Nippon |
| first Europeans to come to Japan | Portuguese |
| military leaders of ancient Japan | Shoguns |
| Japan's first emperor | Jimmu |
| Japanese characters stand for these | sounds |
| the art of paper folding ("oru" [folding] + "kami" [paper]) | origami |
| a kind of wrestling that is popular in Japan | sumo |
| a greeting in Japan that means "hello" or "good morning" | konnichiwa |
| warriors of ancient Japan | samurai |