Chapter 6 vocab
1.)Dike:  High banks of soil, along rivers2.)Fault: A Crack in the Earth’s crust3.)Communist State: The government has strong control over the economy and society as a whole.4.)Free enterprise system:  The government has little control over the economy 5.)Invest:  To put money into a developing business6.)Consumer goods: Products such as TVs, cars, and motorcycles. 7.)“one -country, two-systems”:  The Promise to allow western freedoms and capitalism to exist side by side with Chinese communism8.)Dynasty: Line of rulers from a single family.9.)Human rights: The basic freedoms and rights for humans10.)Exile: unable to live in his/her own county because of political beliefs.11.)Calligraphy: The art of beautiful writing12.)Pagoda: Buddhist temples with many-storied towers13.)High-technology Industry: Produce computers and other types of electronic equipment14.)Steppe: Dry treeless plants often found on the edges of deserts15.)Nomad: People who move from place to place16.)Empire:  A collection of different territories under one ruler17.)Yurt: large circle shaped structures made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place

Name:_______________________Date:_______________The black Book Of Secrets Test
Multiple Choice:
1. What was the name of the Joe Zabbidou’s poison dart frog?A .LilyB. SalukiC. Laluki
2. What did Ludlow use to do for money in the city?A. Perform on the streetB. Pick pocketC. Rob banks
3. What did Joe Zabbidou do when he first met Ludlow?A. He choked himB. He let him in his homeC. He called the police
4. How did Mrs. Leafbinder acquire the loneliness of the high mountain shepherd by Arthur Wolman from the old woman?A. She killed her for it and stole itB. She bought it for  high priceC. She stole the book and lied about it.
5. What sentence is printed backwards in the loneliness of the high mountain Sheppard by Arthur Wolman?A.  !cool looc era peehsB. .Yadnys a no peehs ym raehs ot dekil iC.  . neht llew yreV

6. Polly cleans after and serves:A. Ludlow FitchB. Jeremiah ratchetC. Joe Zabbidou
7.  Who ends ends up killing Jeremiah ratchet in the end?
A. Ludlow FitchB. A mouse pieC. Saluki

8. Jeremiah Ratchet was a very ____ and ___ man in Pagus Parvus
A. feared and HatedB. Loved and respectedC.  Brilliant, adored

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9. All the residents of Pagus Parvus, except Joe Z. and Ludlow F., owed Jeremiah ratchet money.A. trueB. false
10. In the end of the story Ludlow and Joe stay in Pagus Parvus.A. TrueB. False

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the Japanese Paleolithic age covers a period around 100,000 to 30,000 BC. The Japanese archipelago was disconnected from the continent after the last ice age, around 11,000 BC. The Jomon Period lasted from about 14,000 BC to 300 BC. The first signs of civilization happened around 14,000 BC. Clothes were made of fur and wood houses were built. The Jomon people made clay pottery and decorated it with patterns. Some of the oldest surviving examples of pottery were found in Japan, along with daggers, jade, and combs made of shells. These household items suggest trade routes existed with places as far away as Okinawa. Jomon people were the first to live in Japan.   The Yayoi period lasted from about 400 BC to 250 AD. The period is named after Yayoi town where archaeological investigators uncovered the first recognized traces of life. New inventions were made in the Yayoi period such as weaving, rice farming, and iron and bronze making brought from Korea and china. Japans first appeared in written records in Chinas book of the Later Han. The book mentions that the Japan was a unification of some 30 tribes or states and ruled by a shaman queen named Himiko of Yamataikoku. The Asuka period, 538 to 710, is when Japan began defining and applying a code of governing law, such as the taika reform and taiho code. The introduction of Buddhism led to the discontinuing of the practice of large kofun. The Nara period of the 8th century marked the first emergence of a strong Japanese state.  The Japanese began to write myths and stories for entertainment. The myths started a line of emperors that remain to this day. The Heian period, lasting from 794 to 1185, is the final period of classical Japanese history. It is considered the peak of the Japanese imperial court and noted for its art, especially in poetry and literature. Strong differences from mainland Asian cultures emerged. The Kamakura period, 1185 to 1333, is a period that marks the governance of the Kamakura shogunate and the transition to the Japanese “medieval” era, a nearly 700-year period in which the emperor, the court, and the traditional central government were left intact but were largely relegated to ceremonial functions. In 1185 Yoritomo defeated the rival Taira clan, and in 1192, Yoritomo was appointed Seii Tai-Shogun by the emperor. The Kamakura period ended in 1333 with the destruction of the shogunate and the short reestablishment of imperial rule. The Muromachi period is a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. Firearms were introduced by Portuguese. The Azuchi-Momoyama period runs from approximately 1568 to 1600. The period marks the military reunification of the country under a single political ruler. During the Edo period, also called the premodern era, In 1868, following the Boshin War, the shogunate collapsed, and a new government was formed. Tensions over Korea and Manchuria build up and that led Japan to become involved in the first Sino-Japanese War with China in 1894-1895 and the Russo-Japanese War with Russia in 1904-1905. Japan gained half of Sakhalin Island from Russia. During the 1920s, Japan progressed toward a democratic system of government in a movement known as Taisho Democracy. The Japanese War began in 1937 after the Marco Polo Bridge incident. Japan formed the Axis Pact with Germany and Italy on September 27, 1940. Japan fought the soviet union in 1938 in the Battle of Lake Khasan and in 1939 in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol. In 1941 Japan launched an attack plan against U.S ,Great Britain, and the Netherlands. The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on December 7 and the Japanese were successful in their surprise attack. Japan experienced its first recession since World War II. 1989 marked one of the most rapid economic growth spurts in Japanese history. With a strong yen and a favorable exchange rate with the dollar, the Bank of Japan kept interest rates low. Today, The current government is led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

(history)

Japan is in the northern hemisphere. Its highest temperature is about 87ºF and its lowest temperature is about 37ºF. The climate of Japan ranges from sub arctic to sub tropic.  In the north the summers are cool and the winters are harsh and snowy.  In the south the summers are hot and humid  with mild winters. Rainfall is abundant throughout Japan, ranging from 40 to 100 inches per year.  Japan is sometimes struck by violent typhoons in the late summer and fall.

(climate)

Japan is an island nation in East Asia extending along the Pacific coast of Asia. The major islands, sometimes called the “Home Islands”, are Hokkaido Honshu and shikoku. Japan’s highest and largest  mountains are Mt. Fuji, Mount kita, and  Mount Oku-hotaka. “dake” means mountain in Japanese so some mountains end with dake like Kita-dake and Oku-hataka-dake. The Largest and most important rivers in Japan include The Dinano River, the Kitakiami river, and the Tone river. Japan is located in the Pacific ocean so it is one of the most important bodies of water. Other important bodies of water include the Sea of Japan and the East China sea. Japan has no deserts but has sand dunes, like the tottori Sand dunes, which are different than deserts.

Japans Capital is Tokyo. its one of the major cities along with Yokohama and osaka. Japan has no close bordering countries because it is an island and separated from Asia. Japans Political divisions are called prefectures. The major prefectures are Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate.

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