Chapter 15: The Resurgence of Empire in East Asia

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Across
  1. 2. This invention helped commercial transactions, but it also led to disorder and discontent among creditors.
  2. 5. Professional warriors haired by lords of Japan to enforce their authority in the territories.
  3. 7. The city that became a strong Buddhist community with cave temples, murals, and religious libraries between 600-1000 CE.
  4. 9. One of the world's largest waterworks projects, constructed during the Sui dynasty to help trade between northern and southern China.
  5. 11. Increased food supplies in the Song dynasty led to ______, creating larger populations and busier cities.
  6. 13. The second Tang emperor who was ruthless and ambitious. He also build the capital city at Chang'an.
  7. 14. _______ was never invaded by Chinese armies, but it was deeply influenced politically and culturally by Chinese traditions.
  8. 15. Confucian philosopher who wrote "Family Rituals" and believed that an individual's proper role was in their family and in larger society.
  9. 17. A young Buddhist monk who escaped west to India while facing many obstacles along the way. He travelled there to learn and bring back a better understanding of Buddhism to China.
  10. 18. A political compromise was created over Korea between the Tang and _____ dynasties.
  11. 19. This dynasty followed the Tang dynasty and brought back a centralized imperial rule.
Down
  1. 1. A literary work written by a Japanese woman, reflecting Heia court life.
  2. 2. Similar to Indian and muslim societies, China in the Tang and Song dynasties had a strict _______ social structure.
  3. 3. The ______ clan won in the war agains Taira and did not want to abolish imperil authority in Japan just to claim and rule it.
  4. 4. During the Nara period, there were a series of reforms made to ______ Japanese politics.
  5. 6. This poet was very popular in the Tang era and wrote about Chinese cities and their social lives as one of his main themes.
  6. 8. The capital of the southern Song dynasty with a population of over 1 million.
  7. 10. Women had a more prominent role in ______ than in China.
  8. 12. Tight wrapping of young girls' feet with cloth to make them unnaturally small and allow their fathers and husbands to be in more control over them.
  9. 16. During this Japanese period, emperors were only symbols of authority and political power was given to the Fujiwara family.