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Across 1. The Japanese islands are located on the Asian and ______ tectonic plates. 7. A descendent of ___________, the sun goddess, became of founder of the Japanese nation. 8. The Bakufu was created to strengthen the _______. 10. ______ were considered the bottom of the social scale, responsible for degrading jobs. 11. Another name for a "divine wind" 13. The ______ were landless laborers, who were unable to pay taxes and could be bought and sold. 14. "Way of the Warror" 15. Due of Japanese aquaintance with China, Japanese developed a strong interest in _________. 18. The Chronicles of Japan. (2 Words) 19. During the Nara dynasty, the ______ could take the civil service exam. 22. Shotoku ________ sent missions to the Tang capital of Chang'an. 23. The earliest known Neolithic inhabitants. 24. Each of thee were ruled by hereditary chieftain. They were the clans. 25. During this war, the capital city of Kyoto was destroyed.

Down 2. Legend says that the marriage of the god ________ and the goddess Izanami caused the formation of the Japanese islands. 3. In Japanese gardens it was important to include _____. 4. During this period, the power rest in the hands of the fujiwara clan. 5. The heads of great noble families. 6. Japanese viewed fiction as _________. (2 Words) 9. Spirits who resided in trees, rivers and streams, and mountains. 12. All forms of art and architecture were intended to evoke a(n) _______ response. 16. The Japanese initally adopted the _______ written language. 17. Tried to increase the power of central government, a.k.a. the general. 20. The most popular form of Japanese poetry. 21. Several small villages made up a single ______.