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20 Cards in this Set
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Mount Everest
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on the border of China and Nepal, the highest mountain peak in the Himalayas and in the world.
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Mount Fuji
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the tallest mountain in Japan.
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Ring of Fire
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an area of volcanic activity along the borders of the Pacific Ocean.
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Typhoon
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a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean.
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Outback
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the vast,flat plain that extends across most of the Central Austrailia.
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Great Barrier Reef
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a coral reef off austrailia's northeastern coast,which is the world's largest coral reef system.
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dynasty
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family of rulers.
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Genghis Khan
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Mongol leader who invaded China in A.D 1200s.
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Kublai Khan
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leader of China who founded the Yaun Dynasty in 1279.
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Confucius
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Chinese philosopher who taught the importance of the moral characters and individual responsibility.
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Bureaucracy
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the administration of a government through departments called bureaus.
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Taoism
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a Chinese philosophy based on the importance of finding harmony with nature.
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Lao Tzu
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a Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism in the 500s B.C. .
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Shinto
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Japanese religion that developed around 300 B.C .
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Clan
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GROUP OF FAMILIES WHO TRACE THEIR DESCENT FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR.
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HEIAN AGE
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF JAPANESE CULTURE,FROM 794 TO 1185.
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THE TALE OF GENJI
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THE FIRST NOVEL EVER WRITTEN,IT DESCRIBES LIFE AT HEIANKYO'S IMPERIAL COURT.
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ZEN
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BRANCH OF BUDDHISM PRACTICED IN JAPAN,WHICH EMPHASIZES THAT PEOPLE CAN ACHIEVE ENLIGHTMENT SUDDENLY.
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SAMURAI
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JAPANESE WARRIORS WHO EACH PLEDGED TO SERVE A PARTICULAR LORD AND PROTECT HIS ESTATE.
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SHOGUN
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IN FEDUAL JAPAN,THE EMPERORS CHEIF GENERAL,WHO HEALD MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S POWER.
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