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Vocab Terms #1 Vocab Terms #2Geography of Japan History of Japan

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

1,2 The warriors code Bushido

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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