Feudal Japan Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 1. A area of intense earthquakes and volcanic activity that arcs around the basin of the Pacific Ocean
  2. 5. A place for religious believers to pray, meditate, or perform rituals
  3. 7. Japan's most iconic mountain
  4. 9. Inspired by masks in Japanese theater plays
  5. 11. "The way of the warrior”. A samurai’s code of conduct which stressed loyalty, bravery, and perfection.
  6. 13. A Japanese playhouse where Shinto rituals and folktales are acted out. Masks are worn during plays.
Down
  1. 2. Japan’s social pyramid
  2. 3. The supreme military commander of the most powerful Japanese clan. Effectively governed all of Japan
  3. 4. A chain of islands that together comprise a nation or country
  4. 5. Hired warriors who fought on behalf of powerful Japanese ruling families/clans.
  5. 6. The millions of living spirits in nature that are worshipped in Shinto.
  6. 8. Island home to Tokyo. Biggest of the 4 main islands
  7. 10. “The way of the gods”; a Japanese religion based on the belief that spiritual powers reside in nature.
  8. 12. Popular sword used by Japanese warriors