Classes in Medieval Japan

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  1. 1. Burakumin worked in occupations that were considered unclean, impure, or tainted by this.
  2. 6. Japan is a chain of islands, also known as a _______________.
  3. 7. The largest lake in Japan.
  4. 10. This sea lies to the south of Kyushu and Shikoku.
  5. 13. Body of water separating the island of Kyushu from southern South Korea.
  6. 16. Ruler of Japan in name only, first one dates back to 660 BC.
  7. 17. "Village people" or "Hamlet People."
  8. 21. Those who serve.
  9. 22. On which island would you find the cities of Hiroshima, Osaka, and Nagoya?
  10. 24. The tallest peak in Japan.
  11. 25. "Great Names"
  12. 27. Official title of the Emperor of Japan.
  13. 28. The longest river in Japan.
  14. 30. Body of water separating the northern part of the island of Honshu from Russia.
  15. 32. Nippon or Nihon, the Japanese name for Japan, translates to this.
  16. 33. Feudal lord, head of large & powerful landholding family.
  17. 34. Maximum percentage of the population that was made up of samurais.
  18. 35. The Burakumin and Hinin were classified as being ___________ the Four Tier System.
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  1. 2. The northernmost main island of Japan.
  2. 3. Which ocean is found along the eastern shores of Japan?
  3. 4. Hinin were people who were convicted criminals, street performers, or those suffering from ____________.
  4. 5. These people were classed second in rank, along with peasants, because they produced what was necessary for society to survive.
  5. 8. Those the samurai are famous for their code of ____________ (also known as bushido), there are several examples of them behaving in disloyal or scandalous ways.
  6. 9. Artisans and these people were classed between peasants and merchants in the Four Tier System.
  7. 10. Merchants were referred to as this in Medieval Japan, because they didn't actually make anything, they just sold other people's stuff.
  8. 11. How many main islands make up the archipelago of Japan?
  9. 12. Official number of classes in Japan's medieval class system.
  10. 14. Japan has more than 100 active volcanoes because it is located on this.
  11. 15. The southernmost main island of Japan.
  12. 18. Farmland is precious in Japan, because 75-80% of it is covered by mountains.
  13. 19. "Warrior way," the unwritten code of the samurai.
  14. 20. The Emperor, Shogun, and Daimyos were classified as being __________ the Four Tier System.
  15. 22. "Non-human" or "Non-people."
  16. 23. Which of the four main islands of Japan is nestled between Kyushu and Honshu?
  17. 26. Most powerful of the daimyos, military dictator in the times of Medieval Japan.
  18. 29. The Imperial Crest of Japan is the _______ Crest.
  19. 31. The capital of Japan.