Japan

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Across
  1. 3. A social structure where land is exchanged for loyalty, protection, and service
  2. 7. Powerful regional lords who controlled land and samurai
  3. 8. A leader who appears to be in charge but has no real political power
  4. 9. A religion that taught samurai meditation, focus, and calm
  5. 11. Daimyo who used guns to overthrow the Ashikaga Shogunate
  6. 12. Time period when powerful samurai clans ruled and shoguns held real authority
  7. 13. Time period including the Heian era, known for art, literature, and an elegant court culture
  8. 15. Flexible protective gear made of lacquered metal plates laced with silk
  9. 17. The military government established by samurai leaders
  10. 19. Japan’s simplified writing system based on Chinese characters
  11. 21. The martial, physical, and combat skills samurai mastered
  12. 25. Japan’s “locked country” policy that limited foreign contact
  13. 26. The most treasured samurai weapons, both long and short
  14. 27. The conflict between the Minamoto and Taira clans
  15. 28. A ritual that taught harmony, respect, and stillness to Samurai
  16. 30. The “Way of the Warrior,” the moral code samurai lived by
  17. 33. Focused on strong armies, warriors, and military values
  18. 35. The shogunate that brought more than two centuries of peace
  19. 37. A legendary female warrior known for her bravery in battle
Down
  1. 1. A system where power is spread out among many local leaders rather than one strong central government
  2. 2. Beautiful writing samurai practiced to develop patience and skill
  3. 4. Relating to an emperor or the emperor’s court
  4. 5. Military ruler who held real political power
  5. 6. A warrior of feudal Japan who served a lord and followed a strict code
  6. 10. The city where the first shogunate established its government
  7. 14. The shogunate known for weaker central control and rich culture
  8. 16. A short 17-syllable poem form developed by Matsuo Basho
  9. 18. The powerful family who controlled politics for nearly three centuries
  10. 20. Skill of using a bow, essential for early samurai fighting
  11. 22. Leader who unified much of Japan and later banned guns
  12. 23. Upper-class nobles who shaped Heian culture
  13. 24. The clan that defeated the Taira and created the first shogunate
  14. 29. Powerful warrior families who competed for land and influence
  15. 30. The cultural, artistic, and intellectual skills samurai studied
  16. 31. A civil war from fourteen sixty-seven to fourteen seventy-seven that shattered central authority
  17. 32. The elegant capital city built in the Heian Period
  18. 34. The many silk layers aristocratic women wore for beauty
  19. 36. Capital city of the Tokugawa shogunate