Japan vocabulary

What is an archipelago?

• A large desert

• A chain of islands

• A mountain range

• A river system

What defines a clan?

• A group of people with a common ancestor

• A group of islands

• A type of government

• A religious ceremony

What is a kami?

• A type of food

• A holy being that represents nature

• A traditional dance

• A form of government

Who is a regent?

• A military leader

• A symbolic leader

• Someone who governs for a ruler unable to rule

• A religious figure

What is a figurehead?

• A powerful ruler

• A symbolic leader with no real control

• A type of ship

• A religious leader

What role does a shogun play in Japan?

• A religious leader

• A supreme military commander

• A local farmer

• A merchant

What is feudalism?

• A type of religion

• A social system with landowners granting land for service

• A form of art

• A type of government

Who were the daimyo?

• Local landowning lords

• Religious leaders

• Samurai warriors

• Merchants

What does the term samurai mean in Japanese?

• Those who fight

• Those who serve

• Those who rule

• Those who trade

What is bushido?

• A type of weapon

• A set of rules for samurai

• A religious text

• A form of government