Feudal Japan Crossword

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  1. 5. highest ranking figure in feudal Japan, although he had little power compared to the shoguns and daimyo
  2. 7. skilled craftsmen class which ranked below the peasants, but above merchants
  3. 11. a classical form of Japanese theater that began during the Edo period
  4. 13. ancient Japanese warrior class
  5. 15. a Japanese phonetic lettering system
  6. 17. a specific form of poetry with three lines and a 5-7-5 syllable structure
  7. 19. military dictators of Japan during the feudal period
  8. 22. religion that spread to Japan via Korea in the 6th century
  9. 23. the farmer class which ranked above the artisans and merchants
  10. 24. military government headed by the shogun
  11. 25. a line of hereditary rules
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  1. 1. buddhist warrior monks
  2. 2. name for distinctly shaped gate that marks the entrance of a shinto shrine
  3. 3. fuji, an important sacred symbol of Japan
  4. 4. ritual suicide practiced by samurai for various reasons
  5. 6. the lowest class in ancient Japan social system
  6. 8. a samurai without a lord or master
  7. 9. group of outcasts in ancient Japan
  8. 10. a great lord who was a vassal of the shogun
  9. 12. codes of honor that dictated the Samurai way of life
  10. 14. another ancient theater form it is more music based than Kabuki
  11. 16. law, Chinese teaching that spread to Japan and governed many aspects of feudal Japan
  12. 18. a leader who exercises control over a territory by means of military power
  13. 19. religion that originated in Japan involving many deities
  14. 20. period, a time of relative peace and stability in feudal Japan from 1600-1868
  15. 21. system, a social system where people are given land and protection in reutrn for fighting for people of higher rank