Ancient Eastern Civilization

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Across
  1. 5. The Korean phonetic alphabet that uses symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Korean.
  2. 9. Rebirth of the soul in another bodily form.
  3. 11. Dynasty that restored China to its earlier glory starting in 618.
  4. 15. A collection of hymns, chants, ritual instructions, and other religious teachings.
  5. 19. Union with the universe and release from the cycle of rebirth.
  6. 20. Dynasty that reunited much of India after the Maurya dynasty.
  7. 22. Young adventurer that forged the first Indian empire.
  8. 23. Animal bones or turtle shells on which Shang priest wrote questions addressed to the gods or to the spirit of an ancestor.
  9. 25. People sent on a religious mission.
  10. 27. Samurai code that emphasizes honor, bravery, and absolute loyalty to one’s lord.
  11. 28. A religion that grew out of the overlapping of diverse groups that settled in India.
  12. 30. A signal spiritual power that existed beyond the many gods of the Vedas and that resided all things.
Down
  1. 1. The greatest Indian epic with nearly 100,000 verses.
  2. 2. Seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction for part of the year.
  3. 3. A large landmass that juts out from a continent.
  4. 4. Indus city that was laid out in an organized pattern, with long, wide main streets and large rectangular blocks.
  5. 6. Chinese admiral and diplomat that commanded the first of seven expeditions for China.
  6. 7. Buddha before he was enlightened.
  7. 8. Period of great cultural achievement.
  8. 10. Nomads that intermarried with local people in India.
  9. 12. payment to the bridegroom
  10. 13. A system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other forms of support to the ruler.
  11. 14. Social groups into which people are born and which can rarely be changed.
  12. 16. The Indian emperor who killed a lot of people and then converted to Buddhism after realizing what he’d done.
  13. 17. Emperor that started the building of the Great Wall.
  14. 18. A philosophy developed by Confucius.
  15. 21. A religion based on the teachings of Buddha.
  16. 24. A philosophy that sought to live in harmony with nature.
  17. 26. A network of trade routes that linked China to the West.
  18. 29. The chief of an Aryans tribe.