Week 15 Ancient Japan

sounds

Japanese characters stand for these

Jimmu

Japan's first emperor

Archipelago

a large group of islands

Portuguese

first Europeans to come to Japan

Mount Fuji

highest mountain in Japan

Shotoku

leader of Japan who began the Golden Age and spread Buddhism

shoguns

military leaders of ancient Japan

Nippon

name that means "land of the rising sun"

Shintoism

oldest religion in Japan

samurai

warriors of ancient Japan