Japan Stuff

2. CLAN – Clan that defeated the Taira and won the Genpei War.
6. – City where Tokugawa Ieyasu established the Tokugawa shogunate.
8. – Warrior class that became powerful after the Genpei War.
9. NO YORITOMO – Leader who defeated the Taira and founded the Kamakura Shogunate.
10. – Drink introduced from China that became popular in Japan.
11. – Code of honor followed by samurai emphasizing loyalty, courage, and discipline.
12. – Most valuable crop and common form of tax in ancient Japan.
14. SHOGUNATE – Military government established by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
15. CLAN – Rival clan that was defeated in the Genpei War.
16. – Native Japanese religion that influenced traditions and beliefs.
17. – New name of Edo after the capital moved during the Meiji Restoration.
20. TENMU – The emperor that Prince Ōama became after winning the Jinshin War.
21. ŌAMA – Rival who won the Jinshin War and later became emperor.
22. WAR – Conflict in 672 fought over the Japanese throne after the death of Emperor Tenji.

1. – Capital city beginning in 794 during the Heian period.
3. – Japan’s first permanent capital established in 710.
4. – Pottery bowls, plates, and storage jars used in daily life.
5. – Political center of the shogunate and location of the Great Buddha statue.
7. – Sword commonly used by samurai.
8. – Trade material exchanged with China and Korea.
10. – Temple in Nara that houses a giant bronze Buddha statue.
11. OF DAN-NO-URA – Decisive battle in 1185 that ended the Genpei War.
13. SYSTEM – Chinese-influenced legal and administrative system introduced to centralize government power.
18. – Metal used to make tools, farming equipment, and weapons.
19. WAR – Civil war between the Minamoto and Taira clans that spread across Japan.