Chapter 12-Japan Flashcards
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Kamikaze
A furious storm that destroyed my most of the Mongoi fleet in 1274
Isolated
When a person or group is set apart or cut off from others by Geographical ecological I got a right or social barriers
Rituals
A celebration or ceremony observed with regularity
Archipelago
A long chain of money island
Matsuri
Festival held every Spring and fall to please the kami of each Japanese clan and vallage
Tsunami
A strong destructive wave cause by the earthquakes or volcanic eruption on the ocean floor
Stoic
Used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endured difficult experience with patient
Arable
Land suitable for farming and agriculture
Monsoon
Strong winds and Asia, blowing from the south west in the summer
Homogeneous society
A group of people similar in nature and character
Assimilation
Forcing group of people to acquire the characteristics of a majority group
Why is Japan from its neighbors
Because Japan is a island country and is geographically isolated from its neighbors
What does Japan believe about its country
For centuries, the Japanese described their country as the land of the rising sun
Where does Japanese writing come from? Why?
The Japanese borrowed the Chinese characters kanji. At first, they wrote in Chinese but over time they use Chinese characters to write in Japanese
What time of year are a lot of festivals?
The matsuri
Many old believe systems centre on nature. How is it true for Japan?
The Ainu regard things like fire, water, wind, thunder, animals and plants as gods called kamuy
What natural disasters are like to be in Japan? Why?
Japan is located in area where several continental and oceanic tectonic plates meet. Earthquakes are caused by ships in these plates
How did people during the past ages explain natural disasters
They thought it was the gods lashing out on them
Why do you think they were explained in this way
They didn’t know the real reason so they had to make up something
What types of goods did Japan produce for it self
They made a lot of rice for themselves. The sea round them can provided them with fish. Story is another important food they made they also produced would silkworms and cotton plants plus seed weed
What importance does rice have in Japanese culture
Rice was used for money. The more rice you had the more wealth you had
What kind of food are popular and traditional in Japan
Rice, seaweed, fish
How are the Ainu people treated similar to Aztec people
They were the majority culture
Why were the Japanese named the land of the rising sun
According to legend Izanagi how many read about in the opening story had a daughter named Amaterasu she was known as the sun goddess. I one point she went into a cave close the entrance for the Boulder and refused to come out the world was plunged into darkness do you have a got eventually tricked her into coming out just bringing back light and hope to the Japan people
