PRACTICE JAPAN VOCAB CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 1. first religion of Japan with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit
  2. 2. a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else
  3. 3. a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land
  4. 5. the “way of the warrior” or warrior code of behavior
  5. 9. prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as, language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan
  6. 11. the Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets
  7. 14. Period era considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan
  8. 15. a type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline (self-guidance) and meditation or quiet thinking
Down
  1. 1. trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism
  2. 4. a general who ruled Japan surpassing the power of the emperor
  3. 6. to be apart from others Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography.
  4. 7. large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land
  5. 8. a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone
  6. 10. extended families that live together
  7. 12. a group of islands
  8. 13. a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler