East Asia

4. Chain of islands
6. Chinese dynasty that pushed the Mongols out of China; major achievements was construction of the Forbidden City and global trade specifically with Europe and the Americas
7. Defensive wall built to protect the Chinese from the nomadic tribes of northern and central Asia
8. Established a large land empire throughout Central Asia
12. A political system in which land is exchanged for protection and services, creating social order
14. Dynasty created by Kublai Khan in China
16. Highest military leader in Japan who held the real power
17. A policy adopted in Japan by the Tokugawa Shogunate, keeping foreigners out and prohibiting people from leaving
18. Chinese admiral that explored Asia, Arabia and the East coast of Africa to promote trade and collect tribute

1. Chinese exported good
2. Period of peace, order, prosperity, and stability throughout the Mongol Empire
3. The belief that God gave rulers the right to rule
5. A system along the Pacific Ocean where a hot spot of volcanoes are located
6. Invaders who established the Qing Dynasty in China
8. Traveled throughout Asia recording his first hand accounts, which ultimately increased trade between China and Europe
9. Gifts given by independent states in East and Southeast Asia to acknowledge the supremacy of China
10. Isolationist policy forbidding anyone to leave of enter Japan
11. ruling family
13. Leader of the Mongol/Yuan Empire who reserved top government positions for Mongols
15. Japanese Shogunate who ruled Japan from 1603-1868