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1
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What does clan mean

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A group of families

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What does deity mean

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A god or goddess

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What does divine right mean

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Rule from God, not people

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What does hoshu mean

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An island in central Japan, chief island

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What does Indigenous mean

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To belong there

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What does Jomon mean

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Indigenous people living in Japan around 3000 bc

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What does bakufu mean

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Dwelling/household of shogun (ruling/reign)

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Jito

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Medieval land stewards in Japan. Appointed by shoguns

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Kamakura

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City in Japan (thought of as capital of Japan)

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Shoen

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Private feudal estates in Japan

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Samurai

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A member of powerful military caste in Japan

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Shogun

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Governor, military dictator

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Shugo

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Heredity commander-in-chief

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What does Ainu mean

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A member of an aboriginal population of northern most Japan. They have lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japan

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15
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Who was a Major Daimyo

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Oda

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16
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Who was outraged at Oda Nobuhide’s death

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Oda

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17
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Who Rode off to pray because of the battle of Okehazama

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Oda

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18
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Who Weakened Mino Greatly

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Oda

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Who Convinced people to abandon Saito Tatsuoki because he was foolish

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Oda

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20
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Who Captured Yakami Castle.

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Oda

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21
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Who was Interested in European Culture

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Oda

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22
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Who is Remembered as one of the most brutal figures of the Sengoku period.

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Oda

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23
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Who Started a campaign in Mino

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Oda

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24
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Who Changed the name of the castle and town to Gifu

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Oda

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Who was A Daimyo, warrior, general, and politician

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Who Brought an end to the Sengoku Period

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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The period that he ruled in was often called the Momoyama period.

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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28
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Who is Noted for Cultural Legacies.

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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29
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Who Made the rule that only samurai could bear arms

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Toyotomi

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30
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Who Joined with the Oda clan in 1557

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Toyotomi

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31
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Who Supervised Repairs of Kiyosu Castle

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Toyotomi

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32
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Who is known as the Grand Negotiator

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Toyotomi

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33
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Nobunaga’s easy victory at inbayama castle was because of ?

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Toyotomi

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34
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Who Never reached the title of shogun

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Toyotomi

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35
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Exemption

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Being free of something

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36
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Rebellion

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Revolt; An Uprising against authority;

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37
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Catapult

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An Ancient Military device for hurling missiles

38
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Daimyo

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Territorial Lord; A Japanese Feudal baron

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Hakata bay

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a bay northwest of Japanese where Mongols landed and fought against Japan.

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Kamikaze

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An Airplane containing explosives to be flown in a suicidal crash

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Kublai khan

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Founder of the Mongol dynasty in china
Mongol
traditionally pastoral people of Mongolia

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Typhoon

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A Hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines

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Bushido

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The code of the samurai meaning ‘way of the warrior.’

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Kami

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Japanese word for spirit

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Mushin

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Mental state into which highly trained martial artists enter

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Satori

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Sudden Enlightenment and a state of consciousness attained by intuitive illumination representing the spiritual goal of Zen Buddhism; the flash of truth.

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Seppuku

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A form of stabbing the sword into the stomach to regain honor (suicide)

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Shinto

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The indigenous religion of Japan

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Swordsmith

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A Person that makes swords

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Zen Buddhism

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A Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism that aims at enlightenment

51
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Annihilate

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To destroy the substance

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Arquebus

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An early type of gun invented in Europe

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Oda Nobunaga

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A Japanese warrior and a member of the fujiwara family.

54
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Standardize

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To compare with a standard

55
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

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Feudal lord and chief imperial minister – successor to Oda Nobunaga

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Buddhist monastery

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A house for a person under religious vows

57
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Mt Koya

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A mountain in Wakayama Prefecture

58
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Sekigahara

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A Battle in the Sengoku Period

59
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Subjugate

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To Bring Under control and governance as a subject

60
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Tokugawa Ieyasu

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First Shogun of Tokugawa

61
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Kyushu

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The most southerly of the four main islands of Japan,

62
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Nihon Shoki

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a chronicle reign of emperors of Japan

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Bakufu

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Military government ruled by the shogun; known as shogunates

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Buke-sho hatto

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A collection of edicts

65
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Do-maru

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Chest Armor

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Edict

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A Proclamation having the force of law

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Fief

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A feudal Estate

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Guild

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An association of people with similar interest or pursuit

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Kirisure-gomen

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Authorization to cut and leave

70
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Cho

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A Mountain 26,750 feet

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Who was the First shogun of the tokugawa Shogunate

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Leyasu

72
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Who Seized power in 1600

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Leyasu

73
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Who was Appointed as shogun in 1603

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Leyasu

74
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Who Remained in power until death

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Leyasu

75
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Who was Born in Okazaki Castle

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Leyasu

76
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When Nobunaga was assassinated who led a dangerous journey back to safe ground.

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Leyasu

77
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Who Supported Oda Nobukatsu

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Leyasu

78
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Who Became a retired shogun

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Leyasu

79
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Who Died of cancer

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Leyasu

80
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Who is Known as light of the east

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Leyasu

81
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Who Was a Sailor

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William Adams

82
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Who Became a Citizen in Japan

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William Adams

83
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Who Became a Samurai in Japan

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William Adams

84
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Who was the Advisor to Tokugawa Leyasu

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William Adams

85
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Who Built western style ships for Japan

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William Adams

86
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Who was the Key of establishing trading factories

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William Adams

87
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Who Died at the age of 55

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William Adams

88
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Who was the Most influential foreigner in Japan

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William Adams

89
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Who Lost his father when he was 12

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William Adams

90
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Who Became a pilot for the company called Barbary

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William Adams

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