China, Japan, Byzantine Voc.
Across
- 2. the earliest known chemical explosive. It is one of the Four Great Inventions of China.
- 5. Powerful military lords; pledged to obey the emperor and the shogun
- 8. Belief in spirits that are outside the body, nature spirits
- 11. an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia.
- 12. a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.
- 13. an extensive group of states or countries under an emperor or empress
- 16. a member of a powerful military class in feudal Japan; warriors
- 18. Emperor of the Byzantine Empire and created a legal code
- 19. a policy of remaining apart from other groups, especially other countries.
Down
- 1. the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
- 3. Nature spirits; often used in the Shinto belief system
- 4. Activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods and services
- 5. a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
- 6. Having to do with a town or city rather than a rural (country) area
- 7. The capital of the Byzantine Empire
- 9. a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen
- 10. Payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of submission or for protection
- 12. A code of conduct that the samurai follow; you must be loyal, brave, and honorable
- 14. A ceramic made of fine clay baked at very high temperatures
- 15. The highest ranking officials in the Catholic Church
- 17. the language of ancient Rome and its empire