Middle Ages: Asia

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Across
  1. 4. Nature spirits in the religion of Shintoism
  2. 6. Chinese explorer who sailed to India and Africa
  3. 8. Agricultural invention from China that allowed fields to be planted easier
  4. 11. Philosophy that people are bad and need strict laws to follow to keep them in line
  5. 12. Indigenous religion of Japan
  6. 14. People who are constantly on the move
  7. 16. This school of Buddhism emphasizes meditation
  8. 17. Worlds first novel
  9. 20. Trade routes that connected China to the rest of the world
  10. 23. Founded in India, spread by Ashoka, blended with other religions in China
  11. 24. Leader of Japan with the real power, much like a warlord
  12. 25. Country made up of many different islands
  13. 26. United Mongol tribes, conquered parts of China
  14. 27. This was an important export and part of Chinese culture, often involving very specific rituals
  15. 30. Blending of Confucianism with Buddhism and Daoism in China
  16. 31. Warrior class in Feudal Japan
Down
  1. 1. System of government where land is exchanged for military service
  2. 2. The inventions of paper and woodblock printing resulted in this Chinese invention
  3. 3. Chinese invention used to navigate
  4. 5. The way of nature, going with the flow, founded by Lao Tzu
  5. 7. Test to see who qualified for government jobs in classical China
  6. 9. The gods dictate who should lead, can be lost if things in the empire are going badly
  7. 10. Under the Sui and Tang dynasties, China is ____________
  8. 13. Means "way of the warrior", code of behavior for Samurai
  9. 15. System to ensure the most qualified people are put in positions of power
  10. 18. Golden Age of classical China
  11. 19. A royal family that rules for an extended period of time
  12. 21. Emperor who first unified China, started the Great Wall
  13. 22. Given land by the Shogun, powerful lords who commanded their Samurai
  14. 28. Philosophy of correct behavior, respecting your elders, valued education
  15. 29. This school of Buddhism emphasizes chanting