chapter 12 vocab

Question 1

who is Izanagi

Answer 1

the father of the Amaterasu, he stood on the bridge of heaven and turned the ocean with a spear to make a small island of cidles salt

Question 2

who is Izanami

Answer 2

she also stood on the bridge of heaven like Izanagi

Question 3

Kamuy

Answer 3

any of the sacred beings worshipped on Shinto conceived as spirit abiding in natural phenomena.

Question 4

what is kamikaze

Answer 4

a furious storm that destroyed most of the Mongol fleet 1274 “Divine wind” sent by the gods to defend Japan

Question 5

isolated

Answer 5

when a person or a group set apart cut off from the others by geographic, ecological, or social barriers

Question 6

what are rituals

Answer 6

a celebration or ceremony observes with regularity

Question 7

who are the Ainu

Answer 7

Japan’s Indigenous group

Question 8

who are the kami

Answer 8

the gods of nature of the Ainu

Question 9

what is a Tsunami

Answer 9

a stong, waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions on the ocean floor.

Question 10

what is a stoic

Answer 10

used to describe a person who can control his or her emotions and endure difficult experiences with patience

Question 11

what is arable

Answer 11

land suitable for farming and agriculture

Question 12

what is a monsoon

Answer 12

strong winds in Asia, blowing from the southwest in the summer

Question 13

Gohan

Answer 13

cooked rice or a meal

Question 14

assimilation

Answer 14

forcing a group of people to acquire the characteristics of majority group.