East Asia Vocabulary

chain of islands

safe place

to break up

superior

related to the sea

to outlaw or forbid

to take control of

military governor of Japan

agreement to stop fighting

skilled Japanese warrior

series of rulers from the same family

belief system that teaches moral behavior

right and good, describing human behavior

baked clay, usually burnt orange or red in color

the hard shell of an animal such as a turntle

group of merchants traveling together for safety

to trade or exchange goods without using money

soil or silt carried by flowing water, ideal for farming

green-glazed, describing pottery made by Korean artists

family-run organizations in Japan that own several businesses

area along the Pacific Ocean where tectonic plates meet, causes many earthquakes and volcanoes

yellow silt or sediment that forms thick deposits of fertile soil

large farm where workers grow food to be distributed to the entire population

neutral area between enemy countries, specifically between North and South Korea

arid landform in Asia, covering much of Southern Mongoloa and exstending into China

social plan in China in which the government tried to remove any capitalistic and anti-Communist elements from society