Chapter 14: Edo Japan: A Closed Society

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Across
  1. 1. A Japanese type of wrestling, originally a religious performance
  2. 4. Because of a great ________ in Edo, Japan became the first people to scientifically replant forests from seedlings
  3. 6. Because of natural disasters during the 1700s and 1800s, the price of this skyrocketed and caused riots throughout Japan
  4. 8. Because of high taxes, alternate attendance, and road construction, peasants and daimyos alike blamed this position for their economic difficulties
  5. 10. Japan did not let Japanese people outside Japan return because they feared they would "________" society
  6. 11. Japanese poetry, with a specific formal structure
  7. 14. Known as the Dutch ________, these Japanese people studied Dutch medicine and language
  8. 15. A Japanese martial art, using bamboo swords
Down
  1. 2. Towards the end of the Edo period, this class gained power because more people required their services
  2. 3. During their period of isolation, Japan entered into a golden age of this
  3. 5. This Tokugawa shogun was responsible for passing the isolation laws
  4. 7. These laws, also known as isolation laws, closed Japanese borders and banned foreign objects
  5. 9. These people were the only European traders allowed in Japan during its isolation
  6. 12. Cultural activities in Japan took place in areas called the ________ world
  7. 13. A Japanese form of theatre, in which male actors play both male and female roles