Feudal Japan Crossword

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  1. 6. They were the largest group of people in Japan, but were at the bottom of the feudal pyramid.
  2. 8. The leader of the military and the actual ruler of Medieval Japan.
  3. 10. The country that Buddhism originally came from.
  4. 12. The Chinese philosophy that Japan’s government was based on. (Hint: one of China’s Three Belief Systems)
  5. 15. The most important form of literature in Medieval Japan.
  6. 17. The Tale of Genji is important because it was the world’s first ___.
  7. 19. What country did Japan get its writing system from?
  8. 20. In feudalism, land = ___?
  9. 21. The warlords and clan leaders who commanded their own armies of samurai.
  10. 24. The political, economic, and social system that ruled Medieval Japan.
  11. 25. The modern-day capital city of Japan.
Down
  1. 1. The sun goddess and most important kami in Shinto.
  2. 2. He was considered a living god, but was also a figurehead ruler with no real power.
  3. 3. This religion blended with Shinto in Japan.
  4. 4. The code of honor that samurai were supposed to follow.
  5. 5. Japan’s islands, like Hawaii, were created by this natural phenomenon.
  6. 7. The native religion of Japan.
  7. 9. A time of great prosperity and achievement for a country is called a ___ age.
  8. 11. A tower-shaped structure with several stories and a curved roof.
  9. 13. In feudalism, your social status was determined by your ___.
  10. 14. The warrior class of Feudal Japan.
  11. 16. The most important crop grown in Japan.
  12. 18. Ritual suicide that samurai could use to regain their lost honor.
  13. 22. These people conquered China to create the Yuan Dynasty, but were defeated when they tried to conquer Japan in both 1274 and 1281.
  14. 23. The divine spirits worshipped in Shinto.