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2. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
5. a member of a powerful warrior class in Japan
6. a Buddhist sect that became popular among samurai that emphasizes enlightenment through meditation and discipline
8. a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu; considered one of the great works of world literature
10. a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
11. daimyo warlord who tried to unite Japan after defeating powerful rival daimyo, but was betrayed by his own samurai
13. Civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans that brought an end to the Heian Period
15. Heian noblewoman who wrote the Tale of Genji
18. Japan's northernmost and second largest island.
19. a samurai code that called on warriors to be honest, fair, and fearless

1. The first Shogun of Japan
3. daimyo warlord who united Japan, became shogun, and began the Edo period of peace and prosperity
4. famous female samurai during the Genpei War
7. Native people of Japan
8. A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.
9. a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs
12. ritual suicide
14. the head of the military government of Japan in the era of the samurai
16. Japan's largest island
17. a local lord in Japan in the era of the samurai