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16 Cards in this Set
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savanna
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A grassy plain
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smelt
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To melt an ore to remove its metal
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overpopulation
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The condition of too many people living in one place
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climograph
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A kind of graph that shows both the average monthly temperature and the average monthly precipitation for a place
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animism
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A religious belief that natural objects or physical features have spirits
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staple
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Any food or other common item that is used regularly
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clan
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A group of related families
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federation
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A union of groups or states under a central authority
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paddy
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A walled, wet field in which rice is grown
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Shinto
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A religion of Japan. The word means "the way of the gods".
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kami
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In the Shinto religion, a belief that spirits live in all natural things
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emissary
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A person sent to represent another person or country
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regent
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A person who governs in place of a ruler
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daimyo
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A local noble in feudal Japan
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samurai
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A Japanese warrior
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shogun
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In Japan, a "leading general" who held all the authority
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