Across
- 1. Shotoku prince who introduced many Chinese ideas such as language, religion, and ways to govern to Japan
- 4. a system of protection in which land and people are protected by skilled warriors in exchange for a small portion of land
- 5. trained professional warriors who practiced Zen Buddhism
- 7. the first religion of Japan, with the belief that all of nature has kami or spirit
- 9. The "way of the warrior" or warrior code of behavior
- 10. Buddhism a type of Buddhism that promotes self-discipline and meditation or quiet thinking
- 12. Heian Period era is considered the golden age of prosperity in Japan
- 13. extended families that live together
- 15. The Shinto spirit wind that the Japanese believed destroyed invading Mongol fleets
Down
- 2. a group of nobles who live near and advise a ruler
- 3. a leader who appears to be in charge, but the real power is with someone else
- 5. a general who ruled Japan, surpassing the power of the emperor
- 6. a person who rules a country for someone unable to rule alone
- 8. to be apart from others. Japan was isolated from other countries due to its geography
- 11. large landowners who hired samurai to protect their land
- 14. archipelago is a group of islands