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Japan Flash Cards
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International Studies
6th Grade
12/08/2008

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Fuedalism

Definition

a time when the emperor ruled all the people with help from other people to help the emperor stay in power.

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Shogun
Definition
a military ruler also the person in charge of the ruling class.
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Samurai
Definition
the most famous of the military fighters.
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Expansionism

Definition
taking over countries and for there natural resources in order to make Japan stronger.
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Nationalism
Definition
a strong belief in ones own nation.
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Atomic Bomb
Definition
a bomb destroying everything in its path.
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Diet
Definition
Japans law firm it is like our congress
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Prime Minister
Definition
Japans Prime Minister is the same thing as the United States' president.
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Pearl Harbor
Definition
a navy base located in hawaii.
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Economy
Definition

what a country buys, sells, and trades.

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Capitalism
Definition
where  business owners decide what to sell and how much to sell it for.
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Buddhism
Definition
is a religion that most japanese practiceand if they do the right things and have good experiencesthey will enter nirvana.
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Shintoism
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a school of thought in the japanese culture.

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Nirvana
Definition
supposed to be the christian idea of heaven.
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