Shogun Japan

6. worked the land, paid taxes to their the daimyo
9. the powerful shoen governor stripped the emperor of his power and forced the imperial court to declare him shogun for life.
10. the warrior class in Japan during the Classical and shogunate periods
13. the military leader of Japan who took control and authority of Japan away from the emperor. Title was passed down through family.
14. the territory ruled by a daimyo, including the farming and fishing villages within it
15. the four main islands of Japan are Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and ………….
17. were feudal lords who controlled the provinces of Japan on behalf of the Shogun.
18. the system of government ruled by a shogun.

1. a form of ritual suicide, carried out by disembowelling oneself (cutting open the abdomen) with a sword
2. a wandering samurai who had no lord or master
3. the religious and ceremonial leader of Japan
4. Japan was ruled by a series of emperors during the Nara and …………. Period
5. a skilled worker who produces handmade items
7. the name for the city of Tokyo until 1868
8. the four main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and ………….
11. the lowest social class in Shogun Japan
12. the way of the warrior; the rules that prescribed correct behaviour for all samurai
16. the samurai’s sword