Unit #9 Japan Vocab

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A large group of islands

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archipelago

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Religious temples with tiered towers

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Pagodas

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Japan's first emperor from the Yamato

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Jimmu

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Leader of Japan who initiated the Golden Age and promoted Buddhism.

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Prince Shotoku

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Land of the rising sun

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Nippon

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Art of paper folding

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origami

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First Europeans in Japan

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Portuguese

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Oldest religion of Japan, meaning 'the way of the gods'

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Shintoism

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High military leaders of ancient Japan

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Shoguns

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Japanese warriors

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samurai