group formed to protect artisans and increase their profits

sports that involve combat and self defense

helps people relax and find inner peace

a smaller religious group

Followers of Zen Buddhism control their bodies through

The art of Japan reveals the Japanese love of beauty and

Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote _____, a book about a Japanese prince.

Japan's wealth came from its farmers, artisans, adn increased_______

Under Prince Shotoku, upper-class women enjoyed many freedoms, but when Japan became a _______ society, those freedoms were lost.

Yamato leader who took the title "emperor of heaven"

a holy place

the belief that all things have a spirit

the belief that all things have a spirit

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a group of families related by blood or marriage

a plan of government

Honshu, Shikoku, and _______ are the four largest Japenses islands.

The Yayoi, ancestors of the Japanese, buried their chiefs in kofun, or

Which group of early settlers made pottery and lived from fishing?

Prince Shotoku looked to this country as an example of successful government.

Early beliefs developed into the religion of Shinto, which means______

a warrior who pledged loyalty to a powerful military lord

a powerful military lord

commander of all the emperor's military forces

one who serves"

the bond of loyalty between a lord and a vassal

During the Nara period, the emperor's power came from his contol of the land and its______

Around A.D. 500 , the _____________ religion came to Japan from Korea.

In 1192, the newly appointed ________ created two governments in Japan.

When the Mongols attacked the Kamakura shogunate in the 1200's, a(an) helped the Japanese to defeat them.

Young samurai studied martial arts, astronomy, and ____