China, Japan, Byzantine Voc.

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