Emergence of Japan Vocabulary

A clan is

• a holy being that represents a spirit of nature, sacred place, ancestor, or clan in Japanese culture

• someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule, often because of age

• a chain of islands

• a group of people with a common ancestor

A kami is

• a holy being that represents a spirit of nature, sacred place, ancestor, or clan in Japanese culture

• someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule, often because of age

• a chain of islands

• a group of people with a common ancestor

A regent is

• a holy being that represents a spirit of nature, sacred place, ancestor, or clan in Japanese culture

• someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule, often because of age

• a chain of islands

• a group of people with a common ancestor

An archipelago is

• a holy being that represents a spirit of nature, sacred place, ancestor, or clan in Japanese culture

• someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is unable to rule, often because of age

• a chain of islands

• a group of people with a common ancestor

Unifying means

• to segregate

• to split

• to separate

• to bring together

A tradition is

• a practice or belief handed down from one generation to another

• a truth

• a new practice that has is never passed down to the next generation

• ignorance

A mainland is

• an archipelago

• an area that is a part of a continent

• a chain of islands

• a territory