Year 8 Term 2 Academic Vocab Definitions

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Across
  1. 1. an old fashion gun
  2. 3. an group of Japanese people
  3. 8. noble and highly trained Japanese warrior
  4. 9. One who was neither Christian nor Jewish, nor Muslim and is therefore usually seen as uncivilised
  5. 11. The most ferocious Viking warriors who fought near naked and rushed wildly into battle.
  6. 14. The handle of a sword
  7. 16. Defensive mound or wall surrounding a fortress
  8. 18. an ancient Japanese religion that believes in the nature spirits and ancestor worship
  9. 19. second only to the Shogun, they were the most powerful feudal rulers in Japan
  10. 20. Merchant ship used by Vikings
Down
  1. 2. Japanese Emperor's chief military adviser and hereditary commander-in-chief. They had the power in ancient Japan
  2. 4. Land that is able to be ploughed and used for crops
  3. 5. Plant Cultivated for its seeds and fibres. It can be used for producing textiles
  4. 6. Carpet-like wall hanging
  5. 7. writing in as an art form using a fountain type pen and an inkwell
  6. 10. the art form of folding paper into decorative or representational shapes
  7. 12. An experienced fighter
  8. 13. ceremony an ancient Japanese ritual of serving and drinking tea
  9. 15. A Viking Meeting Place
  10. 17. a broad flat piece used at the end of a boat for steering