Japan/Korea Review

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What is an archipelago?

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A group of islands

Front

Why is the population of Japan NOT very spread out?

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70 percent of the island is covered with impenetrable mountains

Front

Japan belongs to which continent? Options: Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia

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Asia

Front

Which is the highest mountain in Japan?

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Mt. Fuji

Front

What are two geographic features of Japan?

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Mountains and volcanoes

Front

What is the Japanese warrior code of behavior called?

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Bushido

Front

What characteristic is the highest ideal of the samurai?

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honor

Front

What was the main obligation of a samurai? Options: defend the peasants, conquer lands, manage the land

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defend the daimyo

Front

The highest ranking member of Japanese feudal society was the 

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Emperor

Front

Which members of the social hierarchy were considered to be the least important people in Feudal Japan?

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