Medieval Japan Period 1

1. The Minamoto leader named the first Shogun to keep him from taking the throne.
3. The country that most influenced early Japanese writing, farming, and tea ceremonies.
5. He forced daimyo to live in Edo every other year under his watch.
8. Warriors whose name means "servant" and were the only class allowed to carry weapons.
10. The Shogun became weak after the Mongol wars because he lacked land and money for these.
11. The "way of the warrior" influenced by Shinto, Zen Buddhism, and Confucianism.
12. The national policy that cut Japan off from outside contact for nearly 300 years.
14. A flashy, lively type of drama aimed at merchants, unlike the serious Noh plays.
16. The "divine wind" typhoons that destroyed Mongol fleets and saved Japan.
18. Powerful landowning lords who were forced to live in the capital every other year.
19. The female author of the world’s first novel and writer of court poetry.
21. The Tokugawa capital (modern Tokyo) where the Shogun’s government was located.
22. This type of Japanese drama had a serious style for nobles.

2. The class ranked at the very bottom of society because they traded goods made by others.
4. The art of beautiful handwriting which nobles believed revealed a person's character.
6. The role of the Emperor after the mid-1000s; he had religious status but no real power.
7. person who rules temporarily for an Emperor who is too young or sick to lead.
8. The type of doors in Japanese homes that opened to gardens, unlike fixed Chinese walls.
9. The system of government where land was exchanged for military service and loyalty.
13. Your Class Period.
15. Zen Buddhism inspired peaceful sand _______ designed for meditation.
17. The 1868 Restoration that overthrew the shogunate and returned power to the Emperor.
20. The supreme military commander who held the real power while the Emperor stayed in Kyoto.