Japan Crossword
Across
- 7. daimyo warlord who succeeded Nobunaga, united Japan, ruled as an authoritarian and tried (and failed) to invade Korea twice
- 11. the period during which the shogun held the most power in Japan and feudalism was the dominant social, political, and economic system
- 12. the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
- 14. ritual suicide - only way to remove dishonor for a practicioner of bushido
- 16. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai
- 17. the Japanese imperial family
- 18. early period of Japan during which many Chinese ideas such as writing and architecture were adopted
- 19. early period of Japan durign which many cultural achievements were developed in the capital by the ruling aristocracy
- 20. the period of unity, peace, and prosperity that followed the Sengoku period
Down
- 1. the first shogun
- 2. japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
- 3. heian noblewoman who wrote the Tale of Genji
- 4. the native people of Japan
- 5. daimyo warlord to tried to unite Japan during the warring states period, but was betrayed by his own samurai
- 6. a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless
- 8. a member of a powerful warrior class in japan
- 9. a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
- 10. The Tale of ___ was a Heian masterpiece and considered one of the great works of literature
- 12. a japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
- 13. daimyo warlord and successor of Hideyoshi who united Japan, established the last shogunate and began the edo period of peace and prosperity
- 15. a famous female samurai during the Genpei War