abeka history 10 section 4.4

where my southeast asians at 😻 oh wait

japan

located in the north pacific oceans

* hokkaido
* honshu
* kyushu
* shikoku

what are the four main islands of japan?

nippon

japanese word meaning “source of the sun”

japan

mountainous with large population

ainu

original inhabitants of the islands; korean and chinese people settled it later

shinto

oldest surviving religion

buddhism

another common religion in japan

yamato clan

which clan formed the first empire?

prince shotoku

“founder of japanese civilization”; established a constitution for japan 

prince shotoku

japan’s first emperor

taika

“the great reform” period; central government formed

mikado

“emperor”

mikado

**fill in the blank**

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the ________ lost his ruling power in the middle ages

shoguns

feudal lords

shoguns

began to control japanese society

daimios

local landlords

samurai

warriors or knights

korea

**fill in the blank**

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mongols under kublai khan conquered ______ in 1259

ten

**fill in the blank**

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southeast asia is made up of **____ independent nations**

myanmar (burma), thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam, malaysia, singapore, indonesia, the philippines, and brunei

bonus if you can name some of the ten independent nations of southeast asia >>>

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communism

**fill in the blank**

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____________ has crippled many nations in southeast asia