| A | B |
|---|
| Portuguese | The first European country to go to Japan |
| archipelago | a large group or chain of islands |
| shoguns | the military leaders of Japan |
| Mount Fuji | the highest mountain in Japan |
| samurai | the warriors of ancient Japan |
| Jimmu | the first emperor of Japan |
| Shintoism | the oldest religion in Japan |
| Shotoku | the leader of Japan during its golden Age, he brought Buddhism to Japan |
| nippon | this word means "land of the rising sun" |
| origami | the Japanese art of folding paper |
| Genghis Khan | Mongol leader that united all the Mongol tribes |
| Kublai Khan | Mongol leader that conquered China and created the Yuan Dynasty |
| Daimyo | wealthy Japanese landowner that controlled large areas of land |
