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Vocab Terms #1 Vocab Terms #2 Geography of Japan History of Japan 100 100 200 200 300 300 400 400 500 500

Shogun The chief general of the army was called the… Row 1, Col 1

Bushido The warriors code 1, 2

Mountainous Most of Japan’s terrain can be described as… 1, 3

China Before Commodore Matthew Perry opened up Japan in 1853 who had the most influence on Japan? 1, 4

Haiku A type of poem that only has 17 syllables. 2, 1

Feudalism A system that began in Japan in the 1100 s, linking lesser lords to higher lords. 2, 2

harbors The irregular coastline of Japan allows for many natural ________ 2, 3

Tokugawa In the 1600 s, who “closed up” Japan to foreign trade? 2, 4

Diet Japan’s parliamentary democracy is called the… 3, 1

Kabuki Theater famous for having colorful dramas with such themes as love and revenge. 3, 2

The need for natural resources In 1931 what was Japan’s reason for occupying Manchuria? 3, 3

Westernization and modernization The Meiji Restoration was a period of __________ and __________. 3, 4

Militarism The practice of using your military power to promote the Nation. 4, 1

Terrace Farming The Japanese borrowed this farming technique from the Chinese. 4, 2

Natural Resources Japan lacks what important aspect of economic growth? 4, 3

The United States Japan’s democratic government was strongly influenced by who? 4, 4

Zaibatsu A Japanese company that got rich due to the modernization of Japan 5, 1

Meiji Period or Meiji Restoration The time period in Japanese history was a period of westernization and modernization 5, 2

oil What is Japan’s most important import? 5, 3

Family loyalty Which value was common to traditional society in both China and Japan? 5, 4