Politics Society Japan Boundless English Class
100
What is democracy?
In this type of government, citizens choose their leaders by voting.
100
What are human rights?
These are what everyone person in the world deserves, just for being human.
100
What are samurai?
These warriors of Japan sometimes committed suicide for honour.
100
What is the Last Spike?
There was a photo of Will driving this into the ground.
100
What is brainstorming?
It’s what we are doing when we try to come up with many ideas.
200
What are taxes?
Money the government collects from citizens who have income.
200
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
This group of laws protects the equality of all Canadians.
200
What are peasants?
These are farm workers with few rights and little freedom.
200
Who is Brogan?
This killer wanted to steal gold from the funeral car.
200
What is describing?
It’s what we are doing when we give details using our senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell).
300
What are political parties?
Green, NDP and Liberal are examples of these in Canada
300
What is nationality?
This part of our identity comes from the country where we are a citizen.
300
What is the emperor?
This is the title of the highest ruler of Japan who got to choose the samurai who would be shogun.
300
What is a locomotive?
This is the front car on a train, that does that pulling.
300
What is narrative?
It’s another word for story.
400
What is meritocracy?
It's a system where people get job chances for what they know, not who their family is.
400
What is culture?
This part of our identity includes language, the special foods we eat, and our traditions.
400
What are merchants?
This class of people in Japan would travel the country, buying and selling things.
400
What is an avalanche?
It’s a danger when a great amount of snow slides quickly down a mountain.
400
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the name for sound effect words.
500
What is a riding?
It’s the name for an area where everyone votes for the same set of candidates.
500
What is segregation?
This is a practice of separating groups of people and deciding their freedoms based on something about the groups, like race.
500
What is the Edo period?
During this period of history, Ieyasu united the daimyo of Japan.
500
What is a sasquatch?
It’s a made-up creature that lives in the forest, and has the strength to pull a man’s head off.
500
What is persuasive?
It’s the kind of speaking or writing we do when we want to change someone’s mind.






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