The period known as japan’s “golden age” of culture was most closely associated witha. the heian courtb. zen buddhismc. the rise of the merchant classd. the code of the bushido

i believe the answer is B

im pretty sure its C because i looked in the book and it talks alot about pottery and trade, so the answer is C "the rise of the merchant class".

after the french-indian war.

the installment plan of the 1920s, an arrangement that allowed people to buy what they wanted with a small down payment and pay off the rest in monthly installments, provided americans a way to own what they did not have the money to buy.