HISTORY
Across
- 4. One of the greatest writers of early Japanese history
- 6. someone who holds a high social level
- 7. form of Buddhism, stresses self-reliance and achieving enlightenment through meditation
- 9. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
- 10. encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
- 12. head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
Down
- 1. a tower-shaped structure,several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
- 2. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
- 3. form of Buddhism founded on the belief that all people can reach paradise
- 5. Code of the samurai--a honest, fair, and fearless
- 8. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
- 11. a male member of a ruler’s court