Japan Review

5. these make up the largest class in feudal Japan
9. performing these allows followers of Shinto to maintain connections with nature spirits
10. the upper class social level made up of wealthy families who influence the government
12. The country in which Japan borrowed elements of their culture, including their written language
13. ruler of feudal Japan
14. the majority of art and literature during the Heian Period was created by these people
15. these are the warriors who pledged their loyalty to the shogun

1. Gave up his power so he would not be overthrown
2. type of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and protection
3. the spirit of the gods present in all natural objects
4. the time period during which the cultural flowering in Japan that took place between the late 8th and late 12th centuries
6. native Japanese religion in which followers worship nature spirits
7. religion that started in India and spread to Japan as Chinese culture diffused through the Korean Peninsula
8. landowners in feudal Japan
11. where followers of Shinto worship