East & Southeast Asia
Across
- 2. The spread of culture, ideas, or products from one place to another through trade or travel.
- 6. A type of government where the leaders have total control and citizens have very few rights.
- 9. The ________ rate is the percentage of people in a country who are able to read and write.
- 10. A government system where there are no effective checks on the power of the leaders.
- 11. Modern popular music from Korea that has spread all over the world
- 12. Japan is a "chain of islands," which is geographically known as this.
Down
- 1. very large, dry, and rocky region in northern China and southern Mongolia.
- 3. A system where the government owns all property and a single political party holds power, often seen in North Korea.
- 4. An economic system where individual people and businesses make most of the decisions
- 5. A major religion and philosophy in East Asia that focuses on ending suffering and finding inner peace.
- 7. A series of rulers from the same family who ruled ancient China for many years.
- 8. The longest river in Asia, flowing through China and used for trade and farming.