| A | B |
|---|
| archipelago | group of islands |
| How many islands make up Japan | four |
| biggest island of Japan | Honshu |
| most northern Island | Hokkaido |
| Largest mountain | Mt. Fuji |
| climate of Japan | temperate or mild |
| major crop of Japan | rice |
| major source of protein | fish |
| Does Japan have many natural resources? | NO-imports a lot |
| Culture trait#1 | value consensus |
| culture trait# 2 | homogeneous-same language,culture |
| Nippon | Japanese name for country,Land of Rising Sun |
| ethnocentrism | people think their culture best |
| Ainu | original people of Japan-caucasoid |
| earliest culture of Japan | clans-descended from same ancestor |
| first clan to unite Japan | Tenno |
| Japan's present emperor | Akihito |
| What country did the Japanese get culture from | China |
| feudalism | land based military system of gov't |
| emperor status in feudalism | figurehead/no power |
| ranking of feudalism | emperor,shogun,Daimyo(lords),samurai,commoners |
| Bushido | samurai code of behavior |
| seppuku | ritual suicide |
| What one group was allowed to wear silk and carry 2 swords | nobles |
