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".

no one really purchased it themselves, it was all america, they had debates etc.